Moroccan Teen Arrested in Ceuta for Attempted Murder of NGO Volunteer Girlfriend

The Moroccan, MA, from Tetouan, tried to slit the throat of his girlfriend, a volunteer from an NGO with whom he had been in a romantic relationship for a little over a year and a half, according to judicial sources speaking to EFE. The 24-year-old victim, from Linares (Jaén), said she had suffered repeated abuse from the Moroccan during the three months they lived together in his apartment.

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According to the investigation sources, the young man attacked the victim with a knife on Thursday, July 29, before taking her to the Ceuta University Hospital, as she had promised not to report him to the police. But once at the hospital, the woman recounted the facts to the health workers who immediately alerted the national police. This is how the young man was arrested and transferred to the main police station, say police sources, who add that he has been in pre-trial detention since Saturday.

The Moroccan is an unaccompanied foreign minor who lived in a minor center in the city of Ceuta until he came of age. He is accused of a presumed crime of gender-based violence and aggravated injury and, as a precautionary measure, a 200-meter restraining order has been issued against him, pending his trial.

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As for the victim, she testified on Saturday before the judge of the Ceuta court. In her statements, which continued on Monday, she told the judge about the violence, abuse and continuous attacks she suffered during the three months of living together with the young man. The trial will be held at the Linares court. The alleged aggressor could be convicted of attempted murder as he acted with premeditation.