14 Aug, 2024 @ 22:46
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Three people are arrested over serious stabbing of Lamine Yamal’s father: Dad of Spain’s teen football sensation was attacked in Barcelona parking lot

THREE people have been arrested for attempted murder over the stabbing of Lamine Yamal’s father.

Mounir Nasraoui was attacked in a parking lot in Mataro, Barcelona, at around 9.10pm on Wednesday evening.

He has been rushed to Hospital Can Ruti de Badalona in a serious condition, reported Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia.

Lamine Yamal with his father Mounir Nasraoui
Spanish football sensation Lamine Yamal and his father Mounir Nasraoui (Credit: Instagram)

His injuries are not thought to be life threatening.

The motive for the attack remains unknown but reports suggest there may have been fight.

The regional Mossos D’Esquadra force is leading the investigation.

The attack occurred in the Rocafonda neighbourhood of Mataro, where the family of Yamal live.

The Olive Press has contacted Mossos for comment.

Lamine Yamal won fans around the world with his record-breaking performance at the Euros 2024 last month.

The then 16 year old became the youngest player to ever score at the tournament.

The Barcelona FC star went on to lift the trophy after Spain beat England in a nail-biting final.

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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