Man arrested on suspicion of killing parents with dumbbell in Madrid
A man was arrested after killing his parents, aged 72 and 69, with a dumbbell in the Latina district. Officers entered the property following an emergency call.
Violent death in Latina
The National Police arrested a 36-year-old man suspected of killing his parents in Madrid's Latina district, according to elcorreo.com. The parents, aged 72 and 69, were found dead inside their home during the early hours of Saturday.
The incident occurred at around 4 in the morning when a man called emergency services warning that he was going to be killed. Officers from the Prevention and Response Unit were dispatched to Paseo Husares and entered the property by forcing the door open with a battering ram after finding it blocked.
Inside, they located the suspect in a heightened state of violence and agitation. Officers required an immobilisation device to restrain him. Next to the bodies of his parents, they found a dumbbell, identified as the weapon used in the incident.
According to available information, the man is a psychiatric patient. He has been arrested as the alleged perpetrator of a homicide offence.
Source: Google News ES — Crime (es)