The minor, just eight years old, had to leave the place with her family due to a strong anxiety attack.
MADRID, 29 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Agents of the National Police have arrested the fan who allegedly used racist insults at an 8-year-old girl before the Madrid derby between Atlético and Real Madrid on September 24 held at the Metropolitan stadium, the Higher Police Headquarters reported this Thursday. the Madrid Police.
The arrested person attacked the minor, black, who was in the arms of a relative, because she was wearing a Vinícius shirt, a Real Madrid player and the object of many racist insults. He told the little girl, “You black shit, we’re going to kill you.”
This individual even hit the arm of the family member who was holding her on two occasions. Several local fans who observed the scene quickly intervened, preventing this man from continuing his attack.
The relative, Silvia, an aunt of the girl, a 45-year-old Spanish woman, filed a complaint at the police station. According to what she said, she was going to the red and white stadium when a group of excited fans of this team began to scold them for the fact that the little girl was wearing a Madrid shirt.
At one point, one of them grabbed the aunt, who is an Atleti fan, and hit her by the arm. The rest began to chant offensive, racist and intimidating chants against them in this way: “Vikings out, not monkeys, you fucking black woman”, “Madridistas, daughters of bitches” or “get out of here, we are going to kill you.”
Silvia told the agents that she took the girl in her arms to get her out of there as soon as possible, without being able to enter the stadium to enjoy the game, because her niece was “very scared.” In fact, she began to cry compulsively and suffered an anxiety attack. From that day on, the little girl couldn’t sleep well and she was afraid to go to a soccer stadium in the future.
For this reason, he asked the club and the Police to examine the security cameras to identify and arrest those people. Both Real Madrid and Atlético de Madrid contacted the affected family to show solidarity with them, while the Professional Football League will denounce the events.
HARD WORK OF IMAGE SCREENING
In the investigation carried out, some videos provided by a journalist who was at the scene at the time of the events have turned out to be very important.
After an exhaustive viewing of the images, the researchers managed to locate the place where this individual entered the stadium, thus achieving his identification.
Finally, this Wednesday a tracking device was established, which culminated in the arrest of this man, a 20-year-old Frente Atlético fan, as allegedly responsible for a hate crime, who was subsequently brought to justice, sources have told Europa Press. police.
