Authorities in the Miraflores de los Ángeles neighborhood of Málaga have taken a man of Syrian origin into custody after he allegedly sexually assaulted a woman and attempted to kidnap a child.
Two mothers, Coraima and Jasmine, were sitting in Malaga park yesterday with their children when the Syrian, in a drunken state, approached them and tried to grab one of the children. Initial news reports indicated that man was Moroccan, but Cuatro news outlet, which interviewed the mothers, indicates the man is a Syrian with a long criminal record.
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News reports indicate the immigrant already has prior records for other kidnapping attempts. Yet, he was never deported.
He also has convictions for thefts and assault.
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— Remix News & Views (@RMXnews) May 14, 2026Both mothers said they were sitting calmly with their children when the man approached.
“He looks at me, laughs and I was very scared and told the girls to take the boys because the man made a gesture like he wanted to pick up the children… This man, he went to grab Coraima’s child, but she got in the way and the man backed up. He didn’t open his mouth, he looked at us with a crazy face and laughing, laughing… He was carrying a carton of white wine and a backpack.”
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The mother fought for her child's life and screamed before the father pinned him down.
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— Remix News & Views (@RMXnews) March 12, 2026“When I saw this man, I got up to protect the children. He rushed to grab the children. At that moment, he began to corner us, we stayed cornered until he decided to leave… He didn’t speak to me,” said Jasmine.
The man fled from there, and the arrest took place on a public street after a crowd of bystanders intercepted the suspect. Witnesses reportedly began to “reproach the suspect,” accusing him of having “restrained a minor with the apparent intention of taking him away.”
Police units, who were already in the area following a prior alert, arrived on the scene during this confrontation and successfully “managed to locate him at that moment and proceeded to arrest him.”
However, this was not the only crime the man allegedly committed that day. The suspect allegedly tried to sexually assault a woman earlier, where he “cornered her inside a doorway.”
The situation was interrupted by the “arrival of a neighbor,” which forced the man to flee. He also harassed a number of other women, according to the media report.
The Syrian has numerous convictions on his record for theft and assault.
