The Leader Newspaper
Málaga acid attack suspect arrested
The alleged perpetrator of Tuesdayâs acid attack in Malaga was arrested on Friday night in a house in the municipality of Mijas (Malaga).
This has been confirmed by sources from the Civil Guard, following an intense search for the man during the course of the week.
After the arrest, the Government delegate in Andalusia, Sandra GarcÃa, congratulated the police via Twitter on the “magnificent” work carried out by the Guardia Civil in collaboration with the National and Local Police.
The attack took place last Tuesday shortly after 2:00 p.m. apparently the girls – one of them an ex-girlfriend of the suspect – were inside a vehicle when they were approached by another car, driven by the alleged perpetrator. He stopped alongside and sprayed them with a can of acid.