In Valencia A 45-year-old man was stabbed to death in the early hours of Sunday following an altercation on the terrace of a bar. The incident took place shortly before midnight on calle dels Jurats in the L’Olivereta, near Hospital General. He later died of his injuries in hospital.
The Policía Nacional arrested a woman on suspicion of being the perpetrator that same night. According to the Jefatura Superior de Policía, she is 31. Some regional media reports give her age as 35. Police arrived at the scene at about 00.05 and arrested the suspect shortly afterwards in a flat in the same neighbourhood. Emergency services treated the seriously injured man and took him to a nearby hospital, where he died at around 1.30.
The investigation is being led by the Grupo de Homicidios of the Brigada Provincial de Policía Judicial in Valencia. It has been officially confirmed that he died from stab wounds. The authorities initially gave no details about the weapon, the precise sequence of events or a possible motive. For investigative reasons, they have also disclosed only the ages of those involved and, in one media report, the victim’s presumed origin. According to 20minutos the victim is said to have been from Peru; the police have not publicly confirmed this.
At present, the authorities describe an altercation on the bar terrace, during which the fatal injuries were inflicted. Whether the dispute escalated between the two people or others were involved is under investigation. The homicide unit is collecting evidence at the scene, reviewing any video footage and interviewing witnesses from the area around the bar.
The arrest and the specialist unit’s handling of the case point to an investigation into a suspected homicide. The investigating judges will decide on remand, possible charges and the further course of proceedings in light of the evidence as it emerges. Until then, the arrested woman is presumed innocent.
The police confirmed the basic sequence of events to Europa Press; further details have been reported consistently by regional media. So far, discrepancies mainly concern the suspect’s age. The authorities have urged people not to speculate and said they will release further information once initial investigations are complete.
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).