A man has been arrested in Dulantzi for throwing another man into the river during a fight

A 57-year-old man was arrested on Monday in Alegría-Dulantzi (Álava) on charges of attempted murder for throwing another man into the river during a fight, according to the Basque Government's Department of Security. The victim had to be taken to Txagorritxu hospital with injuries.

The events took place at 00:14 in Solandia Park in the Alavesa town, where the Ertzaintza made a call warning that a man was unconscious on the bank of the river.

A number of Ertzaintza officers have come to the scene and found that under a wall of about 4 metres by the bank of the river was lying the body of a 45-year-old man, who was unconscious, with multiple bruises and bleeding from a head wound, who has descended to the bank of the river and treated the victim until health care arrived.

Through the testimonies of people in the vicinity, the Ertzaintza has learned that a few minutes earlier the victim had had an argument with the aggressor, who at one point grabbed him by the legs and threw him over the fence into the river and fled.

Shortly afterwards, the Ertzaintza located the alleged aggressor, a 57-year-old man sitting in the copilot seat of his vehicle, near the scene of the incident, and the person involved, who knew that he had been arrested in advance with the Ertzaintza, was arrested on charges of attempted murder.

He has then been transferred to police stations, where he will remain until he is taken into custody, while the victim has been taken to Txagorritxu hospital.