19-Year-Old Tourist Arrested in Andorra for Pepper Spray Attack Over Misplaced Phone
A 19-year-old used illegal pepper spray on tourists in Pas de la Casa after faulty geolocation led him to their apartment, threatening their lives;.
Key Points
- Suspect lost phone; geolocation falsely located it in tourists' apartment building.
- Arrived with friends, knocked forcefully, sprayed victims with illegal pepper spray upon opening door.
- Threatened tourists with death; no prior connection to victims.
- Charged with offenses against public safety and personal freedom; phone not found there.
A 19-year-old tourist was arrested in Pas de la Casa this week after using prohibited pepper spray on a group of visitors and threatening them with death, Andorran police reported.
The incident unfolded on Monday night in an apartment building in the Encamp parish locality, where the victims were staying. The suspect, who had no prior connection to them, lost his mobile phone, and its geolocation feature incorrectly pinpointed the device to the building. He arrived with two friends to retrieve it, began knocking insistently and forcefully on the tourists' door, and sprayed them with pepper spray—illegal to possess or use in Andorra—once they opened it, according to the police statement.
Officers later confirmed the phone was not in the apartment, underscoring the misplaced nature of the confrontation. The man now faces charges of offenses against public safety and personal freedom.
Original Sources
This article was aggregated from the following Catalan-language sources:
- El Periòdic•
Detingut un turista de 19 anys al Pas de la Casa per ruixar amb gas pebre i amenaçar de mort un grup de turistes
- Altaveu•
Detingut un jove al Pas per ruixar amb gas pebre un grup de turistes i amenaçar-los de mort
- Diari d'Andorra•
Un jove ruixa amb gas pebre un grup de turistes al Pas de la Casa
- ARA•
Ruixa amb gas pebre un grup de turistes i els amenaça de mort en creure que li havien robat el mòbil