He stabbed his partner in the thigh in Mijas, in Malaga, and fled the place, which caused a search and capture order to be activated that has been in force for two weeks. Now the man, a 35-year-old Briton, has been arrested in the UK.
The investigation is still open and focuses on finding out if the attacker stabbed the woman inside the car and then threw her out of the vehicle in which they were traveling or if she jumped out of the car after the attack.
The events occurred two weeks ago after the couple had been at a beach club in the Malaga town of Mijas and, when they got into the vehicle, they began to argue.
The investigation reveals that during the discussion, the alleged assailant stabbed her in the thigh and she was thrown from the car.
The man fled but was identified shortly after and has a long history of violence in the United Kingdom, but not linked to the Comprehensive Monitoring System in cases of Gender Violence (VioGén).
After the event, the Government delegate in Andalusia, Pedro Fernández, explained that the person investigated was in prison for a long period in England and that he had a high level of flight risk because he could have the necessary infrastructures for it, although after the attack he was They activated all the international collaboration protocols to find his whereabouts, arrest him and bring him to court in Spain.
The young woman, who has been discharged from the hospital, has already traveled to her country of origin, England, to be with her relatives and was guarded by the Civil Guard until she left for her destination.
She was in serious condition, mainly due to the major injuries that were caused by falling from the moving vehicle, but she could travel to her country and continue to be assisted there for her recovery.