A 41-year-old man was arrested in the Madrid district Vallecas Bridge after stealing several “Scratch and Win” lottery tickets from a blind ONCE seller, they confirmed they had Europe Press police sources.
The events occurred last Sunday, October 6, around noon, on Avenida de San Diego number 83. The blind salesman, Iván, briefly left his kiosk to go to the bathroom. Taking advantage of this circumstance, a person forced open the window of the establishment, taking away tickets worth around 800 euros.
Desperate, the seller went to the nearby bar where he was, from where he asked the municipal police for help. When they arrived, they began looking for the thief in a kiosk near the Cercanías Station of Entrevías-Asamblea from Madrid trying to collect several “Scratch and Win” tickets. After checking the ticket numbers, officers confirmed that they were coupons stolen from the seller.
The inmate, who at that time was trying to collect a prize a total of 9.5 euros, the only price of scratch cards, He claimed to have bought the tickets from a stranger for 10 euros, a version that the agents ruled out after investigation.
The man, aged 41 and of Spanish nationality, was arrested, accused of the crime of forceful robbery and transferred to the Infanta Leonor Hospital for undergo medical treatment, as published today in the newspaper ABCbefore being brought to justice.
