A North African man with a criminal record may face homicide charges following the death of a Spanish restaurant worker he assaulted in Barcelona’s Ciutat Vella district.
The victim, a man in his fifties, was returning home with his son in the early hours of June 29, Saint Peter’s Day, when the incident occurred in the busy Barceloneta neighborhood.
The suspect, a 25-year-old known to local police, was riding a bicycle when he nearly ran over the man and his son. After being reprimanded for his reckless behavior, the attacker responded with sudden violence, drawing a knife and attempting to stab the father without saying a word.
During the altercation, the victim fell to the ground and struck his head, losing consciousness.
He was hospitalized in critical condition and died this week from his injuries, according to El Caso. The suspect was initially arrested for assault and battery but was later released.
The Mossos d’Esquadra, Catalonia’s regional police, have now reopened the investigation and are awaiting forensic results to determine whether the assault directly caused the man’s death.
If prosecutors believe causation can be proven in court, the attacker could face the upgraded charge of homicide.
Investigators have not yet established a clear motive, though robbery has not been ruled out. For now, the death has not been officially added to Barcelona’s homicide tally.
Should it be confirmed, it would mark the city’s eighth homicide in 2025, matching the number recorded during the same period last year.
In a similar recent case nearby, two young men, also of Maghrebi origin, fatally attacked a homeless man with a single blow. They were arrested by city police and are under investigation by the Mossos for homicide.
Catalonia has become the epicenter of violent crime in Spain, with foreigners vastly overrepresented in serious offenses.
According to the Ministry of the Interior’s crime statistical portal for 2023, the ten Spanish cities with the highest rates of violent robberies and intimidation are all located in Catalonia, with Barcelona leading the list.
The Catalan capital, governed by Socialist mayor Jaume Collboni, recorded an alarming rate of 823.9 violent robberies per 100,000 inhabitants — six times the national average.
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