In the estate once owned by a former German tennis star, the Son Coll mansion near Artà, the story centers on a group of squatters who settled there for several months. They faced a court action after an incident that left one man seriously hurt. The prosecution sought three years in prison for Michael H. for the violent assault on an intruder who had entered the property with a pitbull. The victim sustained multiple wounds from bites, and the attacker used a stick to kick and strike him while he was down. The case underscores the gravity of a trespass that escalated into a dangerous confrontation on the grounds of the famous player’s residence. Two relatives of the harmed party, who accompanied the victim in the early moments of the incident, accepted a fine totaling 180 euros, though they did not publicly disclose the reason behind this settlement. They were also connected with the episode in which a vehicle was used to flee and inadvertently struck another person on the way out of the grounds.
The events unfolded in the afternoon on January 3, 2019, at the Son Coll estate, a property then occupied by several Germans without the owner’s permission. The trespassers entered the mansion, spent a brief time inside, and waited near the main doorway.
At that moment, two other intruders arrived, and one of them, a 55-year-old man identified as Michael H., directed his pitbull toward the intruder. The animal delivered numerous bites to the victim’s shoulder, arm, leg, and back. Seizing the opportunity while the victim lay on the ground, Michael H. proceeded to kick him and strike him with a stick, according to the indictment filed by the prosecution. The attack highlighted the perilous combination of unlawful entry and aggressive animal force on private property.
Nearby, two men who came to the victim’s defense confronted the aggressors. In the ensuing struggle, they restrained the attacked assailant and another intruder, and the trio then fled in a vehicle they had arrived in. Their escape ended with the car running over one of the opponents as they left the site.
The grievously injured man was taken to a hospital where he received treatment for serious injuries. He spent several days recovering, and he bore lasting effects from the assault that would become visible as scars. The case outlined the lasting physical and emotional consequences of the attack, underscoring the seriousness of the crime as the prosecution pursued a claim for hazardous environment injuries and the associated damages.
The prosecution sought a three-year prison term for Michael H. and also demanded compensation for the victim amounting to 2,250 euros. Michael H. did not appear in court, prompting the judge to issue a search and arrest warrant. The legal proceedings also involved two other individuals who were accused in a separate matter connected to the same estate, including a person described as a prominent businessman in the Magaluf region and another with a background linked to drug trafficking. This second figure had previously been imprisoned for related offenses.
The prosecution asked for fines of 540 euros for each of these defendants for minor injuries. Before the oral hearing began, the defense teams reached an agreement with the Public Prosecutor’s Office. Ultimately, both defendants accepted fines of 180 euros and agreed to pay 130 euros in compensation to the harmed party for injuries sustained during the incident.