The Mossos d'Esquadra arrested a man accused of rape after being recognized by the victim in the middle of a public street. The arrest took place on the night of last Saturday to Sunday in the Fòrum complex.
The woman identified the alleged aggressor while walking through the space during the Fira de Abril celebration. She immediately notified the agents, who went to the scene and proceeded with his arrest as the alleged perpetrator of a sexual assault that occurred in March.
The Fortuitous Recognition Two Months Later
The arrest occurred two months after the events initially reported. The coincidence in the same setting allowed the victim to identify the detainee among the crowd gathered at the fair.
El Caso advanced the information of this arrest. Sources from the police body later confirmed the details to betevé without providing more data on the identity of the investigated person.
The agents acted quickly after the woman's warning. The procedure followed the established protocols for this type of serious crime.
Another sexual assault in the venue's restrooms
This second incident occurred on Saturday, May 2. A young woman was assaulted by two individuals in the fairgrounds' restrooms.
The Mossos d'Esquadra maintain open investigations into both cases. Security at mass events concentrates specific preventive surveillance efforts.
The concurrence of these episodes on the same weekend has focused the attention of the police devices deployed in the Fòrum area.