The key facts

  • The two detainees (aged 20 and 23) are charged with unlawful detention, bodily harm, sexual violence, robbery and an offence against moral integrity
  • The investigation began in early October after the victim came forward
  • According to the police's preliminary version, the kidnapping may have been linked to 'settling scores' within a drug trafficking group

Detention in the Lorca kidnapping case

Police in Spain have detained two men suspected of kidnapping, torture and sexual violence. The case is reported by Daily Star citing the progress of the investigation, the materials of which are published by Gazeta.Ru.

What happened to the victim

The investigation began in early October after the victim came forward. He reported that he had been held tied up for about a week in a house in Lorca: he was beaten, given electric shocks, and glue was applied to his eyes. As a result of the assaults, the man suffered a fractured ulna. According to the police, during his captivity the victim was also subjected to sexual violence and humiliation, and the suspects, it is believed, recorded what was happening on mobile phones.

The charges and the investigation's version

The detainees, aged 20 and 23, have been charged with unlawful detention, assault causing bodily harm, sexual violence, violent robbery and an offence against moral integrity. The court has remanded both suspects in custody. The circumstances of the crime are being established: according to preliminary information, the victim and the detainees belonged to the same group involved in drug trafficking, and the victim may have been kidnapped 'to settle scores'. This version remains preliminary, and the investigation has not named any confirmed motive.