The judge has released the suspect and has imposed a restraining order on him from the establishment in Sant Andreu de la Barca
The Mossos d'Esquadra A man is arrested for threatening and uttering homophobic insults against a bar LGTBIQ + en Sant Andreu de la Barca (Barcelona)). The man had attacked the owner of the premises on several occasions. Sant Andreu de la Barca, and even went to the establishment armed with a knife. El País He claims that the judge has released the suspect and has imposed a restraining order on him from the establishment.
The attacker, a man on parole with a criminal record for drug trafficking and extortion known in the area, physically and verbally assaulted the victim between January 11, 12, 18, 19 and 20. The incident occurred when the victim, founder of the well-known entertainment venue drag in barcelona, strass, denied him entry because of his aggressive behavior.
The victim explained that she had banned him from entering the premises two months earlier, but that the attacker continued to come to the establishment with an intimidating attitude.Three weeks ago I did a couple of drag performances. He tried to get into the bar, I said no, and he said a fagot I would not forbid him entry, he was above me", he told El País.
The attacker returned and was again denied entry by security. After a while he showed up again armed with a 25 centimeter knife while shouting: “Fucking faggot. I'm going to kill you. I'm going to stab you.”. The officers again prevented him from entering. It was then that the attacker attacked the owner with a brass knuckles when he tried to mediate with him and uttered homophobic insults at him: “A fucking faggot doesn't tell me what I can do"After the attack, the businessman installed a security camera outside to present the recordings to the police.
Recurrent threats and attacks
In the early hours of January 17, the attacker returned to the premises, this time with a balaclava and a knife. At the door of the establishment he did not find the security staff he had been expecting, but a customer, whom he asked if there was no security that night. The customer replied that the security guard was inside. The attacker took a few steps towards a window from which the interior of the establishment could be seen. The security cameras captured the moment in which he shouted: “Come out! Let yourself be seen!”. Upon realizing the situation, the security staff locked the entrance to protect the customers. The attacker then tried to open the door, but found it locked, while continuing to brandish the knife and making threats such as: “I'll catch you, faggot, I'm going to kill you!"Finally, he left the place.
On the night of January 18th, he appeared again and, this time, stabbed the victim in the back, although it did not cause any injury as he explained that he was wearing a bulletproof vest for fear of being attacked. It was not until Sunday, January 19 that the Mossos They managed to arrest the individual.
The businessman filed a complaint at the police station. Mossos d'Esquadra of Martorell Friday night, January 17th, homophobic insults and threatsThe Mossos sent a copy of the report to the Barcelona Prosecutor's Office for Hate and Discrimination, which was processed for an alleged hate crime. According to the injury report, the businessman suffered a fractured nose, a fractured cheekbone and a hypertrophy of the jaw as a result of the attack.
The case has been transferred to the Department of Feminism, Equality and LGBTI of the Sant Andreu de la Barca City Council. "I appreciate that the third deputy mayor, Isabel Rosa Marcos, has offered me psychological support”, he mentioned. In Catalonia, assaults recorded in 2024 by Observatory against LGTBIphobia have reached historic highs: 318 recorded incidents, 4,9% more than in 2023 and 34,1% more than in 2022.
