THE Civil Guard stopped in Gijon to a man who is related to two sexual assault supposedly committed in just six months during the year 2023in an isolated area of the commune of Sin Juan de los Terreros, in Almería. The attacker, according to the investigation, is a resident of the town of Águilas (Murcia).
According to information from the Civil Guard, the man was arrested as part of the Operation Ikigaï. These attacks caught the attention of investigators because of the degree of violence used and their level of preparation. According to the Benemérita note, “the attacker approached the victims with great violence, tied them up and forcibly transferred them to a place that he had previously prepared.”
The first of the sexual assaults took place on April 5, 2023, where “the attacker used a knife and several ties to intimidate and immobilize the victim, who was then transferred, tied up, to a nearby hidden location where the attack could be carried out. Considering the place and time where the attack took place, investigators concluded that the attacker must have been hiding in the surrounding area, waiting to approach the victim in the most favorable conditions possible.
The second attack – reports the Civil Guard – took place in the same scenario and using the same modus operandi on October 19, 2023. “The attacker approached a victim and, at knifepoint and after tying her up, took her to the same place where the sexual assault took place in the month of April.”
After carrying out an exhaustive investigation, clear and objective indications were obtained, as well as scientific evidence, that the perpetrator of both attacks was the same person. Thus, the attacker turned out to be a resident of the town of Águilas (Murcia), located some distance from the scene of the events.
Finally, On October 21, the alleged attacker was arrested in Gijón (Asturias)place where this individual had established his residence. A home search was also carried out during which computer equipment and telephones were intercepted, allowing further evidence to be collected of the events investigated.
