A fight between a mother and her son over a stuffed animal in a hotel on Mallorca sent the waiter to hospital.

A 38-YEAR OLD tourist was arrested in Mallorca for attacking a hotel staff member in a dispute over whether the stuffed animal toy of his son had been stolen.

Guardia Civil arrested the aggressor, of unknown nationality, following an incident that occurred at a Son Servera Hotel on Thursday.

After being treated in a health center, the victim was transferred to hospital. He remains there as of Monday.

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The incident began when the hotel employee reprimanded the son of the tourist for allegedly stealing an stuffed animal out of a vending-machine.

When he approached the boy, he said that if a child had a toy he should give it back. His parents then began to criticize the waiter.

They claimed that the animal had always been theirs and that he was to apologize to their son.

The father of the boy punched him in the face without any apology.

The Guardia arrested a tourist under a charge for assault.

No information has been provided about a court appearance, or bail conditions.

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