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Prosecutors charge two teenagers over brutal robbery of Spanish Bolt driver

From ABC Color · () Spanish

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  • Paraguay's Public Prosecutor's Office charged two teenagers with aggravated robbery over an attack on a Spanish Bolt driver near Cateura landfill.
  • Investigators said one suspect held the driver by the neck while the other threatened him with a knife and stole his phone and wallet.
  • The case was assigned to prosecutor Fátima Girala after the victim contacted emergency services with help from a passerby.

Two teenagers, aged 16 and 17, have been charged with aggravated robbery after allegedly attacking a Spanish national who worked as a Bolt driver in Asunción.

The incident took place on August 31 near the Cateura landfill, in the Santa Librada neighbourhood. Vehicle surveillance footage allegedly showed one teenager holding the driver by the neck while the other threatened him with a knife.

The attackers took the driver's mobile phone and wallet. The wallet contained about 300,000 guaraníes, personal documents and his driving licence. After leaving the vehicle, they fled toward an area of scrubland. The victim tried to follow them but could not catch them.

A passerby helped him alert the 911 emergency system, bringing officers from Asunción's Eighth Police Station to the scene. Prosecutor Fátima Girala, from Penal Unit No. 3 of Sector 1, is handling the case.

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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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