The 25-year-old thief followed the old man to a parking lot and attacked him mercilessly until snatching the watch from his wrist. This happened in June in Manresa (Barcelona) and now, thanks to the security cameras that recorded the assault, the Mossos d’Esquadra have arrested the attacker. He is a young repeat offender with several similar thefts to his credit.
The events occurred in Manresa on July 24, while the victim was going down the ramp to access a public parking lot in this city of Barcelona. He hooded thief He followed his victim and took advantage of the fact that the ramp hid the old man from the rest of the pedestrians to attack him from behind.
In the decisive images of the investigation, we observe how the thief, without worrying about the security cameras recording the attack, grabbed the victim’s arm with all his strength and began to tear the watch from his wrist. The old man resists and tries to get away from the thief while he hits him, but the criminal manages to snatch the watch from his wrist and flees.
The victim went to treat his wrist injuries and then filed a complaint at the police station. Three months later, thanks to the video recorded by the parking lot cameras, the Mossos found the attacker and arrested him. This is a 25-year-old thief who had already been convicted several times for similar offenses and who was still at large stealing from elderly people.
Crime increases in Manresa
Although the Manresa City Council insists that crime has not increased in this town in the province of Barcelona, the truth is that according to the annual crime report published by the Ministry of the Interior, 111 violent robberies were recorded in Manresa. during the first six months of this year 2024.
Although Manresa City Hall claims that insecurity is only “a perception” of its neighbors, Interior figures show a 46% increase in violent thefts in the municipality compared to the same period of 2023 .
