Luis F. Durán Madrid

Madrid

Updated Thursday, February 29, 2024-12:00

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Agents from the Information Brigade of the

National Police

have arrested the

20-year-old

Atlético de Madrid fan who used

racist insults

at a minor who was wearing a shirt of Real Madrid player

Vinícius Jr

before the Madrid derby held on

24 December. September

, according to the Madrid Police Headquarters in a statement.

The Police cannot specify if he belongs to any ultra group or if he is a member of Atlético de Madrid.

The arrested man attacked the minor, who was in the arms of a family member, because she was wearing

the Brazilian player's shirt

.

The minor, just

eight years

old, had to leave the place along with her family, due to a strong

anxiety attack

.

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From "black whore, we are going to kill you" to "they have used us": the odyssey of the 8-year-old girl insulted in the Metropolitan

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From "black whore, we are going to kill you" to "they have used us": the odyssey of the 8-year-old girl insulted in the Metropolitan

The events occurred on September 24 in the vicinity of the

Cívitas Metropolitano

stadium , during the preview of the Madrid derby.

A man approached a girl wearing a rival team's shirt and began to utter racist insults and

death threats

.

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 on him.

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

identifying

him.

Finally, this Wednesday a tracking device

was established

, which culminated in the arrest of this man, as allegedly responsible for a

hate crime

, and he was subsequently brought to justice.