Allegations point to a fatal confrontation that ended when one man struck another with a large stick during an argument late on Tuesday afternoon in the Badajoz pits, according to police sources consulted for this report.
The incident unfolded around eight o’clock in the evening during a dispute between the two men. The victim was 52 years old and was reportedly a neighbor of Dehesilla de Calamón. The man suspected of causing the death, aged 62, had already been detained by National Police authorities.
Late in the night, a second individual, aged 43, was also arrested in connection with the case.
Information compiled by this newspaper indicates the victim and the alleged offender were co-workers. The two had been drinking beer since about four in the afternoon, along with two other colleagues, in a bar on Rafael Mingarro Satué Square. All four were employed in gardening. After a period of conversation, tensions rose, they left the venue, and a physical altercation ensued a short distance away behind the neighborhood bar, near the back of the establishment.
Witnesses at the scene described how one man used a large stick to strike the other, causing him to collapse. A third friend, who had been watching from the bar doorway, intervened by grabbing another stick and swinging it at the first man. As the injured party attempted to rise, the alleged offender struck him again on the head with the stick, and he fell to the ground unconscious.
According to the same accounts, the third companion began to issue serious threats toward the person suspected of causing the death. The suspect fled but was apprehended nearby by police officers. Authorities had previously warned about a potential clash in the area. The detainee is expected to be taken to a hospital for treatment of injuries before being processed at police stations for statement taking.
National and local police officers responded to the scene, and investigators spent several hours securing the area and gathering evidence. Among the items collected for analysis were at least three sticks found on the ground, which were placed in bags for examination.
A judicial authority ordered that the body be removed from the scene around 21:45 and transported to the Forensic Medicine Institute for autopsy.