Police arrest woman over death of man found in bar in coastal town of Calella

Victim and assailant had prior argument in establishment

The bar in Calella where a man was found dead
The bar in Calella where a man was found dead / Albert Hernàndez
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July 10, 2023 07:25 PM

The Mossos d'Esquadra (Catalan police) have arrested a woman over the death of a man found with signs of violence in the early hours of Monday morning in a bar in Calella – a coastal town 50km north of Barcelona – as reported by Spanish newspaper El País and confirmed by the Catalan News Agency (ACN). 

The police received a call at around 4am saying there was a dead man in a bar in the town. 

The victim is 42 years old, and is said to have had an argument with the assailant in the bar, located on Vallderoure Avenue. 

Mossos d'Esquadra officers from the Criminal Investigation Unit (AIC) in the North Metropolitan Region have taken charge of the investigation to determine the involvement of the woman and to examine whether it was a homicide.  

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