{"id":109229,"date":"2021-01-22T13:06:13","date_gmt":"2021-01-22T13:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=109229"},"modified":"2021-01-22T13:06:13","modified_gmt":"2021-01-22T13:06:13","slug":"dramatic-moment-acid-attacker-is-battered-unconscious-by-angry-crowd-after-throwing-toilet-cleaner-in-womans-face","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/dramatic-moment-acid-attacker-is-battered-unconscious-by-angry-crowd-after-throwing-toilet-cleaner-in-womans-face\/","title":{"rendered":"Dramatic moment \u2018acid attacker\u2019 is battered unconscious by angry crowd after \u2018throwing toilet cleaner in woman\u2019s face\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

THIS is the dramatic moment an "acid attacker" is battered unconscious by an angry mob after allegedly throwing toilet cleaner in a woman's face. <\/strong><\/p>\n

The man was punched and kicked to the ground in violent scenes in Malaga, Spain, recorded by an onlooker in the flat above.<\/p>\n


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One of the assailants appeared to hit the man with an umbrella before he was cornered by a car and pummelled by at least half a dozen men.<\/p>\n

A woman who tried to get in on the action by grabbing him from behind while he was receiving blows from all sides was led away so she wouldn\u2019t get hurt.<\/p>\n

The astonishing scenes took place in a rundown neighbourhood of Malaga called La Palmilla.<\/p>\n

The man who took the beating, a 31-year-old of North African origin, was left lying unconscious on the pavement.\u00a0<\/p>\n

His assailants stepped back when he fell out of apparent fear he would not get up again.<\/p>\n

But moments later he appeared to come round and was subsequently filmed being handcuffed by the police.\u00a0<\/p>\n

After his arrest, it emerged he was wanted for shoplifting.<\/p>\n

Local reports said the man was singled out for the mob attack after an argument with a Spanish woman aged 55.<\/p>\n


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The woman is said to have had a hydrochloric acid based cleaner called Agua Fuerte – literally meaning Strong Water in English – thrown into her eyes by the man who was arrested.<\/p>\n

She was taken to hospital to be treated for burns but released hours later with no lasting damage.<\/p>\n

Police said today they were still investigating.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It was not immediately clear what prompted the argument leading to the acid attack.<\/p>\n

The men who assaulted the detainee are thought to have mistaken him for the partner of the woman who had the liquid thrown in her face, believing it was a domestic violent incident.<\/p>\n

The events unfolded just days after a 26-year-old man was arrested over a terrible acid attack on an ex-girlfriend and her friend in the street in Cartama a short drive inland from Malaga.<\/p>\n

Jose Arcadio, nicknamed El Melillero, was arrested after a four-day police manhunt and has been remanded in custody on two counts of attempted murder.<\/p>\n

The two women targeted were inside a car when a man doused them in acid. Both were seriously injured and one remains in a specialist burns unit at a hospital in Seville.<\/p>\n