29 Jul, 2024 @ 17:20
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British tourist is stabbed in the stomach during early morning attack near major resort in Spain

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A BRITISH tourist has been stabbed in the stomach during an early morning attack near a major Spanish resort. 

A 22-year-old British tourist has been hospitalised in a serious condition after he was attacked with a sharp weapon in the early hours of this morning. 

The attack occurred in Arona, southern Tenerife at around 06:30 am. 

Emergency services 112 received a call to go to Avenida Antonio Dominguez Alfonso, reporting that a male had been hurt following an attack with a sharp weapon. 

Once at the scene, they treated and stablised the young man before transferring him to the Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria with a serious abdomen wound. 

Policia Nacional are also investigating the incident.

Yzabelle Bostyn

Yzabelle Bostyn is an NCTJ trained journalist who started her journalistic career at the Olive Press in 2023.
Before moving to Spain, she studied for a BA in English Literature and Hispanic Studies at the University of Sheffield.
After graduating she moved to the university’s journalism department, one of the best in the UK.
Throughout the past few years, she has taken on many roles including social media marketing, copywriting and radio presenting.
She then took a year out to travel Latin America, scaling volcanoes in Guatemala and swimming with sharks in Belize.
Then, she came to the Olive Press last year where she has honed her travel writing skills and reported on many fantastic experiences such as the Al Andalus luxury train.
She has also undertaken many investigations, looking into complex issues like Spain’s rental crisis and rising cancer rates.
Always willing to help, she has exposed many frauds and scams, working alongside victims to achieve justice.
She is most proud of her work on Nolotil, a drug linked to the deaths of many Brits in Spain.
A campaign launched by Yzabelle has received considerable support and her coverage has been by the UK and Spanish media alike.
Her writing has featured on many UK news outlets from the Sun to the Mail Online, who contracted her to report for them in Tenerife on growing tourism issues.
Recently, she has appeared on Times Radio covering deadly flooding in Valencia.

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