{"id":162444,"date":"2022-08-19T21:39:26","date_gmt":"2022-08-19T21:39:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=162444"},"modified":"2022-08-19T21:39:26","modified_gmt":"2022-08-19T21:39:26","slug":"wheelchair-bound-man-beat-up-and-robbed-horrified-tourist-in-majorca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/wheelchair-bound-man-beat-up-and-robbed-horrified-tourist-in-majorca\/","title":{"rendered":"Wheelchair-bound man ‘beat up and robbed horrified tourist’ in Majorca"},"content":{"rendered":"

A wheelchair-bound man has been arrested after reportedly beating and robbing a tourist. <\/p>\n

The bizarre incident happened on Tuesday (August 16) in Palma, Majorca between a disabled Dutchman and a rather shocked German holidaymaker. <\/p>\n

According to Ultima Hora, the alleged perpetrator – identified only as Joseff M – wheeled over to the victim, 62, and out of the blue allegedly punched him in the face. <\/p>\n

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He is then said to have somehow managed to swipe the German's wallet before fleeing in the wheelchair.<\/p>\n

There was mayhem in the square as people, not knowing what had happened, saw a bunch of tourists chasing a disabled person over cobbles, but luckily police were on hand to solve the issue. <\/p>\n

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A patrol of officers from the National Police happened to be in the area at the time and were alerted to what had happened. <\/p>\n

They joined the chase and eventually managed to catch up to the alleged thief, then proceeding to arrest him. He is facing a charge of aggravated robbery.<\/p>\n

The German tourist was reportedly left bleeding profusely from his face and screaming in agony. <\/p>\n

His injuries were so bad that an ambulance was called to take him to hospital whilst the arrest was being made. <\/p>\n

The thief was also loaded into an ambulance as police cars in Majorca are not equipped to transport disabled people. He was taken straight to a police station. <\/p>\n

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This comes after "the world's most extravagant" vibrator worth \u00a38,000 was stolen from a sex shop in Texas, US. <\/p>\n

Mask-wearing yobs were seen on CCTV filling bags with almost everything they could find, from dildos to lubricants and even the cash in the register.<\/p>\n

The loot had a total value of roughly \u00a348,000. As of yet the thieves haven't been caught. <\/p>\n

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