On September 18, the national police arrested a 33-year-old Spanish woman for recruiting women from an apartment in Palma to work as prostitutes He is accused of several crimes such as human trafficking for sexual exploitation and falsification of documents.
The investigation began precisely on August 5 when a foreign national in an irregular situation was subjected to the attack by two dangerous breed dogsmore precisely a mix between Pitbull and the American Stanford. As a result, the victim suffered several seriously injured and his life was saved thanks to the intervention of a man who restrained the dogs.
The attack occurred in an apartment in Palma where prostitution was taking place, so the police considered the possibility that the injuries did not occur by chance, but as a act of coercion or punishment to control women that they were there. Which means the woman currently in custody is also charged with misdemeanor injury.
The researchers therefore immediately adopted the protective measures necessary so that the victims, the injured woman and a companion who was also at the house, were adequately received. In fact, they were referred to a specialized NGO and transferred to the Peninsulawhere they are currently in a safe environment and receiving adequate psychosocial support.
Once confirmed that at that time there were no other possible victims in the house, the police opened an investigation which resulted in the arrest on September 18 of a woman responsible for welcoming and to control the victims during their stay in the apartment where they were. was a prostitute, accused of various crimes, including human trafficking for sexual exploitation in Palma, injury and falsification of documents.
The Ucrif investigation group is continuing the investigation, pending the arrest of other members of the conspiracy.
