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Judge of the Court of Instruction No. 1 of Torrejón de Ardoz (Madrid) has agreed to release, with precautionary measures, the municipal police of Madrid who...
The judge who investigates the case of the municipal police arrested on Tuesday for suffocating Abderrahim, the man who ended up dying, has left the officer at large with measures. The pretrial detention is only agreed in cases where the risk of escape, recidivism or concealment of evidence is seen, factors that the judge has not found in this case.The events happened this Tuesday night in the town of Torrejón de Ardoz, when the deceased alleged…
The officer was walking with another companion of plainclothes when two citizens assaulted them.
On June 18, a municipal police officer in Madrid who was off duty killed a 35-year-old man who had stolen his mobile phone in Torrejón de Ardoz. Some social media users have claimed “legitimate defense” in the officer’s performance. The police were arrested after the incident and, hours later, the Court of Investigation No. 1 in Torrejón de Ardoz released him on bail. Some media reports that the municipal police had been “years” unpatroled.
Off-duty police officer investigated over suspect's chokehold death in Madrid - Spain in English
A police officer in Spain is facing an investigation after allegedly choking a suspected thief to death while off duty, during an incident in a suburb of Madrid. The case has drawn comparisons to the killing of George Floyd in the United States. According to a spokesperson from the National Police, the off-duty municipal officer from Madrid pursued and caught a man suspected of stealing his phone during the night between Tuesday and Wednesday in…
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