Arrested for breaking the estrangement of his ex and attacking 3 agents after pretending to be "catatonic"

SPAIN / By Cruz Ramiro

The Local Police have arrested a man in Elche (Alicante) for allegedly breaking a restraining order he had against his ex-partner and being wanted by a court.. The agents went to the scene after being alerted by a man who claimed that his friend was at his home “in a catatonic state” and that he had a restraining order against his ex-partner, who lived on the same staircase..

The events occurred on August 25. When the agents arrived at the house, they found that the detainee was standing in the dining room of the house without reacting, so, after checking his identification through a database, they verified that he had a restraining order from his ex-partner. , who lived on the same staircase as his friend and who also had a legal claim from the Criminal Court number 4 of Elche in force, as reported by the Elche town council in a statement..

Due to all these events, he was arrested and taken to the health center to assess his physical and mental state.. Once at the health center and after being treated by the doctor, he reported that the man had “faked” the “catatonic state”, for which he was transferred to the police station..

During his superficial search for subsequent entry into the cells, the man allegedly kicked, punched and scratched one of the agents.. Two more police officers came to support the suspect and also suffered injuries to their arms..