28 Oct, 2019 @ 13:41
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Pensioner, 85, stabs nursing home roommate, 80, during row in Spain’s Mallorca

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AN 85-year-old man has been arrested after stabbing his roommate, 80, at an old people’s home in Mallorca. 

According to Policia Nacional, the pensioner became enraged by his roommate during an argument on Saturday afternoon.

At around 5.45pm, the suspect picked up a knife and stabbed his pal twice.

The victim was rushed from the Palma nursing home to Son Espases hospital.

The 85-year-old was dragged in front of a judge yesterday afternoon.

It is not known if he was released on bail ahead of trial.

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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