Customer stabs private hire driver to death in Fuengirola
The investigation suggests that the suspect, who may have mental problems, argued with the victim during the journey and drew two knives
Juan Cano
Malaga
Thursday, 22 June 2023, 09:56
A driver working for a popular ride-hailing app has been stabbed to death after picking up a client in Fuengirola this Thursday morning.
The passenger, a Spaniard in his thirties who has been arrested, apparently ordered a cab through the Bolt app, which went to the centre of the coastal town to pick him up about 5am on Thursday 22 June.
During the journey, due to circumstances that have not yet been clarified, an argument broke out and the client allegedly pulled out two knives and stabbed the driver multiple times, according to police.
Emergency services were alerted and rushed to the scene, but they were unable to revive the victim, a 34-year-old Moroccan man, who had suffered numerous stab wounds to his torso.
Moments before the attack, the detainee had requested another vehicle to pick him up, but that VTC driver allegedly noticed the man was in an agitated state and drove off, according to police sources.
When officers arrived at the scene they discovered the suspect had barricaded himself in the VTC vehicle, but the road was blocked by National Police patrols. He was eventually arrested and taken to the National Police Station in Fuengirola.
It appears that he may suffer from some kind of mental disorder or illness, which will need to be confirmed or ruled out by experts, police said. Officers confiscated two knives from the man.
