The incident occurred on Friday, April 10, around 2:42 PM, in a residence within the Valles urbanization in the Madrid municipality of Collado Villalba. According to investigative sources, the assault took place while the arrested man's brother-in-law was abusing his wife, who is the aggressor's sister.
The Guardia Civil confirmed the arrest of the Spanish national for the alleged knife attack. The victim sustained a deep cut to the abdomen and was stabilized by Summa 112 before being transferred to Puerta de Hierro Hospital in Majadahonda, where he remains hospitalized in serious condition.
Initially reported as a family dispute, Guardia Civil investigators are now considering it a potential case of gender-based violence, suggesting the arrested man intervened to protect his sister from an assault. The Guardia Civil Command has taken charge of the investigation, with the collaboration of local Civil Protection.
The 016 helpline assists all victims of gender-based violence and their support networks 24 hours a day in 52 different languages, as does the email 016-online@igualdad.gob.es; assistance is also provided via WhatsApp at 600000016, and minors can contact the ANAR Foundation helpline at 900 20 20 10. In an emergency, you can call 112 or the National Police (091) and Guardia Civil (062) helplines, and if unable to call, you can use the ALERTCOPS application, which sends an alert signal to the Police with geolocation.
