Search for the attacker of a doctor stabbed in Torelló, Barcelona

A doctor from the primary care health centre in Torelló was stabbed in the street after midnight. The Mossos d'Esquadra are searching for the perpetrator of the knife attack.

The Mossos d'Esquadra are working to locate the person who attacked a doctor from the Torelló health centre with a knife. The attack occurred in the street, after midnight, while the medical professional was walking in public.

According to available information, the assault took place without any visible prior argument at the scene. Investigators are keeping all hypotheses open as they try to clarify how the events unfolded and whether the attacker acted alone.

The full weight of the law will fall on the attacker

The Interior Minister of the Generalitat, Nuria Parlón, has expressed her strong condemnation via social media and stated that the attacker must answer to justice. The department she leads is responsible for the regional police conducting the investigation.