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The Sun
5 days ago
- The Sun
Teen arrested after ‘attacking female tourists in their hotels' on hols island as chilling pics show blood-stained rooms
A TEENAGER has been arrested after two tourists were attacked in their hotel rooms on the Canary Island Fuerteventura. A youngster has been accused of seriously wounding the women in separate assaults on the island, which left blood smeared around the rooms. 5 5 5 Detectives released graphic photos showing bed sheets drenched in blood and puddles on the floor. They said the victims were staying at separate hotels in the resort of Costa Calma, known for its beautiful child-friendly family beach. One of the victims was hospitalised with injuries to her head, hands and arms. Neither of their nationalities have been released. The two brutal attacks happened seven months apart, in December and June, but similarities between them led cops to make a link. CCTV footage of a figure sprinting away from one of the hotels was released alongside the pictures, and police say they used this to help them identify the suspect along with clothes and a mobile they seized. The suspect was arrested a month after the second assault and has been described as a minor - but his exact age not released. He has been remanded to a youth detention centre by a judge pending an ongoing criminal investigation. Police have not yet offered any information about what they think motivated the attacks. Confirming the arrest as part of Operation Praktiker, a spokesman for the Civil Guard said: 'The Civil Guard in Fuerteventura has arrested a minor as the alleged perpetrator of two crimes of serious wounding in Costa Calma in the municipality of Pajara. Devil's Den 'murderer' sparks serial killer fears as he's investigated for 2nd unsolved death with eerie 'satanic' link 'The victims are two women who were staying at hotels in the area. 'The investigation began as the result of an assault on a woman on June 23 this year. 'The victim was attacked inside her hotel room, suffering serious injuries to her head, hands and arms. 'She had to be rushed to Fuerteventura General Hospital to receive emergency medical attention. 'This incident generated great social alarm, intensified by messages the victim subsequently published on social media. 5 'Officers began by analysing images from CCTV in the area. 'They checked information with workers in nearby hotels, people who had been staying in the hotels around the dates under investigation and local residents and employees of nearby business premises, making background checks and verifying possible links with similar incidents. 'The analysis of the images enabled investigators to relate the June assault with another similar incident which occurred on December 16 last year, in which another woman was attacked in her hotel room, also in Costa Calma and very near to the scene of the second assault. 'In both cases a similar modus operandi was used. 'After comparing the security camera recordings, investigators concluded the same person had entered both rooms and caused the serious injuries the women inside suffered.' The arrest was made on July 18, although details of the case have only just been made public. The Civil Guard spokesman said: 'The arrest occurred after a court-ordered search of the suspect's home. 'Clothes he allegedly wore the night of the assaults were recovered as well as different objects possibly linked to the physical attacks. 'Mobile phones were also confiscated so they could be analysed. 'The youngster has been remanded to the Tabares Juvenile Centre in Tenerife."
Yahoo
22-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
UCI objects to former Armstrong manager Bruyneel's presence at Tour de France
FILE - U.S. cyclist Lance Armstrong, left, and Astana team director Johan Bruyneel. right, attend a cycling news conference in Los Cristianos, on the Canary Island of Tenerife, Spain, Dec. 4, 2008. (AP Photo/Arturo Rodriguez, File) MONT VENTOUX, France (AP) — The International Cycling Union has objected to the presence of Johan Bruyneel, Lance Armstrong's former team manager, in staff areas of the Tour de France. The UCI said Tuesday it had asked race organizers whether they had given Bruyneel accreditation to appear at the Tour's start village before Stage 12 in Auch last week when he took part in a TV program for the Flemish-language Belgian channel VRT1. Advertisement 'Bruyneel is banned for life from taking part in any activity related to cycling,' the UCI said in a statement, noting the Belgian national's sanction by the Court of Arbitration for Sport 'for anti-doping rules violations when he worked with the U.S. Postal Service Pro Cycling Team and the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team.' Bruyneel was initially banned for 10 years by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency in 2014 for his role in doping programs that helped Armstrong to seven Tour de France titles between 1999-05 and provided other riders with illegal performance boosts, but that sanction was extended to a lifetime ban by CAS in 2018 after an appeal by the World Anti-Doping Agency. 'While he is free to attend a cycling event registered on the UCI International Calendar — such as the Tour de France — as a regular spectator, he is strictly prohibited from participating in the event in any role or capacity, or from accessing areas that are closed to the public,' the UCI said after Stage 16. 'This includes, in particular, areas of the Tour de France that require accreditation.' The governing body said it had contacted Amaury Sport Organisation, the Tour de France organizer, to ask whether Bruyneel 'was granted an official accreditation, to understand how this could have happened, and to ensure that no further accreditation will be issued to him.' Advertisement It said it 'will take all appropriate measures.' In 2014, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency said Bruyneel, a former rider and team manager, 'was at the apex of a conspiracy to commit widespread doping on the (U.S. Postal Service) and Discovery Channel teams spanning many years and many riders.' Bruyneel claimed he, Armstrong and others were made scapegoats for an era when doping was 'a fact of life' in cycling. 'I do not dispute that there are certain elements of my career that I wish had been different,' Bruyneel said at the time. 'However, a very small minority of us has been used as scapegoats for an entire generation.' ___ More Tour de France coverage:
