Multiple arrests after weekend violent incidents in Andorra
Police detained several people after separate violent incidents across Andorra, including a visitor accused of threatening her partner with a knife.
Key Points
- 25‑year‑old visitor arrested in Escaldes‑Engordany for scratching, striking and allegedly threatening partner with a 9 cm kitchen knife in presence of their infant; injuries not serious.
- A 31‑year‑old woman and 32‑year‑old man arrested in Ordino after an alleged reciprocal assault at their home.
- Four resident men (27, 36, 39, 40) detained after two related altercations in Andorra la Vella; an iron bar was used and a victim required hospital treatment.
- Police say investigations are ongoing and have given no further details on formal charges or court proceedings.
A 25-year-old woman visiting Andorra was arrested in the early hours of Sunday in an apartment in the Coll de Jou area of Escaldes-Engordany after neighbours called police about a disturbance. According to the police report, she scratched and struck her partner and threatened him with a kitchen knife with a 9-centimetre blade in the presence of their infant. Authorities say the injuries were not serious. The woman, who is not formally resident in Andorra, was detained on suspicion of offences against physical and moral integrity and of an offence against personal liberty for the alleged threats.
Later that same day in Ordino, police arrested a couple—a 31-year-old woman and a 32-year-old man—after an alleged reciprocal assault at their home. Both were detained on suspicion of offences against physical and moral integrity.
The arrests come amid other violent incidents over the weekend in Andorra la Vella. Police detained four resident men, aged 27, 36, 39 and 40, after two related altercations. In a street fight in the early hours one man used an iron bar, causing a bleeding facial wound. Hours later, two of the group reportedly forced entry into a third man’s home and assaulted him; the victim required hospital treatment and is said to have brandished a large kitchen knife during the incident. Three of the men were arrested the same day, and two face additional allegations related to invasion of privacy and violation of home inviolability.
All incidents remain under investigation and the police have given no further details about formal charges or court proceedings.
Original Sources
This article was aggregated from the following Catalan-language sources:
- Altaveu•
Llibertat condicional per a tres dels contendents de la 'batussa de la barra de ferro'
- El Periòdic•
Detinguda una turista a Escaldes per agredir i amenaçar la parella amb un ganivet de cuina al pis on s’allotjaven
- El Periòdic•
Detinguts quatre homes per una baralla amb barra de ferro i una posterior agressió en un domicili a la capital
- Altaveu•
La dona que va esgarrapar i colpejar l'home davant el fill comú també el va amenaçar amb un ganivet
- ARA•
Detinguts quatre homes per agredir-se, un d'ells amb una barra de ferro
- Altaveu•
Els tres companys del detingut per la barra de ferro van ser arrestats després per esbatussar-se
- Diari d'Andorra•
Detinguda per agredir la parella amb un ganivet de 9 centímetres
- ARA•
Detinguda per agredir i amenaçar la parella amb un ganivet d'una fulla de 9 cm
- Diari d'Andorra•
Quatre homes es barallen usant una barra de ferro i un ganivet