Fugitive convicted of murder in Iceland arrested at Barcelona city centre hotel
The National Police arrested a man on Tuesday, 11th in Barcelona who was convicted in Iceland of premeditated murder. The suspect was staying at a hotel in the city centre.
Barcelona police arrest fugitive wanted by Iceland for premeditated murder
The National Police detained a fugitive wanted by Icelandic authorities in central Barcelona on Tuesday, 11th, according to elconfidencial.com. The detainee had been convicted in Iceland for premeditated murder and faces a sentence of life imprisonment.
The suspect was staying at a hotel located in the heart of the Catalan capital. Once located, officers deployed an operation in the vicinity of the establishment to proceed with his arrest.
Icelandic authorities had issued an international arrest warrant linked to a crime committed with an accomplice: both violently attacked the victim with their faces covered by a mask. The assaulted person subsequently died in a hospital.
An autopsy determined that the victim presented multiple injuries: severe chemical burns caused by a corrosive substance, deep wounds from a bladed weapon—with cuts to the extremities—and a blunt cranial trauma.
Following the arrest warrant, the National Police launched an investigation that allowed them to trace the fugitive to his whereabouts in Barcelona and execute his arrest.
Source: Google News ES — Crime (es)