A 15-year-old boy stabbed his father to death this Saturday afternoon in the middle of the street, according to sources from the Government Subdelegation. The first versions of what happened indicate that the minor broke into an argument in which his father, his mother and his father’s new girlfriend were participating, and attacked his father with a knife. The deceased, 55 years old, had had a restraining order a few years ago, but had already complied with it, indicate sources familiar with the case. The young man, already detained, has been treated by health workers.
The event occurred around 2:00 p.m., in the middle of the street, at number 11 Eras del Bosque street in the capital of Palencia, in the San Juanillo neighborhood. The screams of the attacked person have shocked the neighbors, who have witnessed the attack. “It is a bit of a tragedy because they are well-known people (…) Supposedly it is an argument between a woman and an ex-wife. The husband or ex-husband starts to separate them. The son sees the argument through the window and stabs his father four or five times,” he said.
The 112 operations room notified the incident to the Local Police of Palencia, the National Police and Health Emergencies-Sacyl, which sent a basic life support ambulance and a mobile ICU. When the emergency services arrived, National Police agents were trying to help the victim by performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and, although the health personnel tried to continue with that procedure, they could not do anything to save his life, as reported by 112. The officers were trying to revive him for 20 minutes. The victim had numerous stab wounds to the neck, Efe reports.
The health workers have treated four other people at the scene, the minor himself, who was taken by ambulance to the Palencia Care Complex with injuries to his arm, and three women, aged 29, 51 and 52, who have been discharged. on the spot. Several Local Police and National Police patrols have cordoned off the area until the arrival of the coroner, who has ordered the removal of the body after 3:00 p.m. The minor, who will have to give a statement at the police station, has been arrested and an investigation has been opened to clarify what happened.
