Three held after violent cash-point robbery of elderly man

Police in Cádiz have arrested three men after a 69-year-old was attacked and robbed of €550 and his mobile phone shortly after taking cash from an ATM.

The National Police said the men were detained as suspected members of a violent robbery against the pensioner, who was followed after withdrawing money and then assaulted before his belongings were taken.

According to investigators, the victim reported the attack at the provincial police station and the case was taken up by the urban crime unit. Officers said they were able to identify the three suspects after the complaint and subsequent enquiries.

The force said the men are known in the city and each has more than 15 previous police records. Their ages range from 41 to 46.

The first suspect was arrested on 8 October and later remanded in prison on the order of a judge. The remaining two arrests were made later in separate stages.

Police did not say whether the stolen money or phone had been recovered.

Investigation by urban crime officers

The arrests follow a robbery described by police as involving violence and intimidation. The victim was targeted after leaving the cash machine, and the suspects are alleged to have fled on foot after taking the cash and handset.

No further details were given about the exact point of the attack, but officers said the inquiry remains linked to the provincial police in Cádiz.