The Civil Guard has arrested a man in Gijón for his alleged involvement in two sexual assaults committed in just six months, during the year 2023, in the town of San Juan de los Terrerosin Almeria. The attacks caught the attention of investigators due to the degree of violence used and their level of preparation, as reported in a statement by Benemérita.
The first of the attacks took place on April 5, 2023. The detainee used a knife and several zip ties to intimidate and immobilize the victim, who was later transferred, handcuffed, to a nearby hidden place where the attack could be carried out, reports Ep.
Given the place and time where the attack took place, investigators concluded that the aggressor must have been hiding in the surrounding area, “waiting” to approach the victim in the most favorable conditions possible. The second attack took place in the same setting and using the same modus operandi on October 19, 2023.
The attacker approached a victim and, at point of knife and after tying her up, took her to the same place where the sexual assault took place in the month of April. Investigators carried out exhaustive work to identify people who were in the vicinity of the scene at the time of the attacks, including collecting biological samples.
As a result of the investigation carried out, clear and objective indications were obtained, as well as scientific evidence, that the author of both attacks was the same person. This person turned out to be a resident of the town of Eagles (Murcia), located at a certain distance from the scene of the events.
Finally, on October 21, the alleged aggressor was arrested in Gijón (Asturias), the place where this individual had established his residence. A home search was also carried out in which computer equipment and phoneswhich made it possible to collect new evidence of the facts investigated.
The detainee was placed at the disposal of the Gijón Court on guard duty, which declared his entry into unconditional prison without bail. The investigation has been carried out by the Organic Unit of the Judicial Police of the Civil Guard of Almería, under the direction of the Investigative Court No. 3 of Huércal-Overa.
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