The Civil Guard is searching for a 38-year-old Bulgarian man who attempted to kill his 62-year-old Spanish brother-in-law during a family dispute in Orihuela Costa on Monday afternoon. The victim was stabbed in the neck, while his wife also sustained knife wounds to her hands.
The attack occurred around 5:30 p.m. when a family argument escalated at the victim’s home. According to the Civil Guard’s initial investigation, the confrontation involved the two brothers-in-law, and when the wife of one of them arrived at the scene, she found her husband with a serious neck injury.
The victim’s wife appears to have been injured while attempting to intervene, likely trying to disarm the attacker or protect her husband. After the stabbing, the assailant fled the scene in a white Volkswagen Tiguan, possibly taking the knife with him. Relatives have informed authorities that the suspect suffers from schizophrenia.
The 62-year-old victim was rushed to a hospital in Torrevieja, where he underwent treatment for his neck injury. He is in stable condition, and his life is not in danger. His wife was treated for the cuts to her hands at the scene.
Currently the man is at large as the Civil Guard continues with their investigation.
