In broad daylight, on a busy street in Barcelona’s Raval, an elderly woman who was walking with a friend was the victim of a violent robbery. As seen in the images captured by the security cameras of a business on Hospital Street, one of the thieves attacked the victim, pulling the jewel he wore around his neckwhich caused him to fall to the ground.
Although the woman was slightly injured, the incident could have had more serious consequences. As several people ran to help her, A second thief took advantage of the chaos to take another of the goods that fell to the ground.
This attack, which took place in the heart of Raval, has rekindled the complaints from neighborswho say they are fed up with the growing insecurity in the neighborhood. Rosa, an 83-year-old neighbor, was violently attacked while she was doing her daily chores. “I went to the other sidewalk, They caught me, they tore off my chain and they threw me to the ground,” he said.
This episode is not an isolated case in the neighborhood. Marina, a resident of the neighborhood for 40 years, shares the same concern. “I don’t go out at night and I don’t go out with jewelry because it scares me” he explains, revealing how flights have changed his daily routine.
Carles, from his post in a nearby hotel, witnessed the growing insecurity in the area. “I see customers pulling chains and watches every day, it’s constant”he commented. According to him, tourists have been an easy target for years.
The residents of the neighborhood began to raise their voices and demand an urgent solution. They are demanding greater surveillance and police protection.concerned about the increase in violent crimes, which they say affect residents and visitors alike.
