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A man who was injured by the Santurtzi Local Police after assaulting passers-by has died

The man was taken to the hospital on Monday after a police intervention, after assaulting several people and officers who came to the scene, and the man died two days later in the hospital.

(Foto de ARCHIVO)

Ayuntamiento de Santurtzi



EUROPA PRESS

20/2/2026
Santurtzi City Hall. Photo: EFE

A man died in hospital two days after being arrested by local police inSanturtzi on Monday following an incident of violence on the public road .

Two days after the police intervention, the man died, according to the ESAN trade union, after being taken to a hospital where he died.

The man took a stick from an elderly person and used it to hit some passers-by in the street and attacked and injured the officers who came to the scene.

The police used the means at their disposal to deal with the man, who was subsequently transferred to a medical facility.

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The City Council has extended its support to the injured officers and praised their work, while ESAN has expressed its sadness at the death and supported both the family and the police officers who intervened, arguing that the action was in accordance with the principles of legality, necessity, congruence and proportionality.

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