4 individuals have been arrested after a knife assault on the daddy of younger Spanish soccer star Lamine Yamal in Catalonia, native police advised AFP Thursday. The assault happened at 1910 GMT on Wednesday in a parking lot within the Catalan city of Mataro, round 30 kilometres from Barcelona, within the Rocafonda neighbourhood the place Lamine Yamal is from, mentioned a spokesman for the Mossos d’Esquadra, the Catalan regional police power. Yamal’s father Mounir Nasraoui was stabbed a number of instances the police mentioned, and is being handled on the Can Ruti hospital, who couldn’t be reached by AFP for remark.
“Because of everybody in your help, I am already doing higher, a giant hug for everybody,” wrote Nasraoui in a publish on Instagram on Thursday afternoon.
A supply near the household advised AFP that Nasraoui is now “out of hazard” and “stays below statement” however in a “steady” situation.
Requested in regards to the occasions and the sufferer’s doable launch date from hospital, the supply didn’t want to say extra.
Yamal was pictured leaving the hospital in a automotive after visiting his father.
Three individuals have been arrested Wednesday evening and have been being questioned at Mataro police station, whereas a fourth was taken into custody at 0900 GMT Thursday morning.
Investigators should additionally interview the sufferer “as quickly as doable”, in addition to witnesses, to uncover the circumstances of the assault, mentioned the police.
Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia mentioned the incident occurred after an argument on the street with some males who had approached him whereas he was strolling his canine and later returned to assault him.
Yamal made his Barcelona debut aged 15 in April 2023 and burst into the limelight final season, changing into a key participant for the Catalan giants.
The winger, now 17, performed a key position for his nation as Spain triumphed at Euro 2024 for a document fourth time, changing into the youngest ever footballer to play and rating within the competitors’s historical past.
Yamal’s father and grandmother nonetheless stay in Rocafonda and he tends to rejoice objectives by making a ‘304’ gesture along with his fingers, referring to the postcode of his neighbourhood.
Nasraoui grew to become well-known through the European Championship for his social media presence and media appearances, continuously posting content material exhibiting his help for his son.
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