Drug runners in Spain kidnapped and raped a man over a long-running drug dispute, subjecting him to electric shocks and sealing his eyes with glue. Police in Spain are investigating the brutal "settling of scores" kidnapping in which a man was sexually assaulted and beaten with bats in an attack which lasted for more than a week.
Arrests in Lorca
Officers say the suspects recorded the constant attacks which happened in Lorca in the Murcia region, and they have since arrested two young people, aged 23 and 20. Police have confirmed the man was subjected to continuous physical and sexual assaults, humiliation and "all kinds of violent acts" during his brutal captivity, where he remained tied up and unable to move.
The motivation is believed to have been linked to disagreements related to drug trafficking. The two suspects are being charged with crimes of illegal detention, injuries, sexual assault, robbery with violence and against moral integrity. Both have been placed in pre-trial detention by court order and remain in custody.
Victim and suspects in same criminal group
According to sources close to the case, the victim and the alleged assailants are part of the same criminal group, with ties to drug trafficking. It was precisely issues stemming from the illicit sale of substances that led the suspects to subject the victim to such humiliations.
The investigation began at the beginning of October, when the victim went to the offices of the National Police to report that he had been held against his will for more than a week at a home in Lorca, where he had suffered numerous aggressions and humiliations. As reported by the Superior Police Headquarters of the Region of Murcia, the victim reported that his captors had kept him prisoner and tied up while they gave him repeated beatings.
Torture and evidence
The blows, which included punches, kicks and attacks with blunt objects, caused him to fracture the ulna of one of his arms. During his captivity, the man also suffered electric shocks from vehicle batteries and the sealing of his eyes with glue, in addition to other humiliating practices.
Videos recorded by the suspects with their mobile phones showed the victim being subjected to explicit rapes during his detention. Police investigations indicate that the main suspect was linked to drug trafficking in the city of Lorca and would have had the collaboration of another man to carry out the attacks.
Arrests and charges
After receiving the complaint, police began an investigation to identify those responsible, clarify what happened and gather the necessary evidence to prove their participation. The proceedings culminated on October 20 with the arrest of the two alleged perpetrators, who were charged with crimes of illegal detention, injuries, sexual assault, robbery with violence and against moral integrity.
The two arrested, who have numerous police records for different crimes, were placed at the disposal of the judicial authority, which decreed the entry into provisional detention of both.
