This is the shocking moment a security guard at a Costa del Sol pool club popular with British holidaymakers punched two women during a violent row while others tried to steal phones from onlookers recording the incident.
The commotion broke out at the Nao Pool Club in Marbella, as a crowd of revelers poured into the car park.
A security team dressed in black trousers and a white turtleneck was dispatched to calm the situation, but one particularly burly guard took offense when a slim woman in a green dress appeared to wave her handbag at him.
He blocked her bag, retaliated with a violent punch that struck the side of her head, and moments later launched an even more erratic swing at a second woman defending her, hitting her square in the cheek and sending her flying.
A British tourist who captured the incident also appeared to have captured on film one of the bouncer’s colleagues rushing into the crowd, attempting to grab the phones of shocked onlookers who had also filmed the punches.
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A security guard is seen punching a woman in a green dress who tried to wave her bag at him
Moments later, he delivered a devastating blow to a second woman who ran in to intervene
The blows prompted screams from shocked onlookers
Security guards try to keep feuding partygoers apart in the club’s parking lot
Several spectators were filming the incident on their phones when another security guard burst into the crowd to confiscate their devices
Nao Pool Club is pictured
The British holidaymaker claimed she was attacked by a member of the security team.
“They tried to take my phone because I recorded them and the security guard tried to fight me and my friend, grabbed a chair and tried to hit me and my friend for the recording.
“He attacked (another audience member) for recording, took his phone and said he wouldn’t give it back unless he deleted it.”
The disgruntled reveler also posted a photo of the security guard she claims assaulted her.
He was wearing an earpiece and the same uniform as the bouncer who was filmed hitting the two women in the parking lot.
‘This is the fat bastard who tried to attack me and my friend because he filmed his colleagues hitting women. Wtf.’
She then reposted a response from a social media user from Leeds, following an online debate over who started things, which said: ‘It has already been said that the woman was attacked FIRST.
“But the fact that you guys think it’s okay for big men to consistently hit and take property because they’ve been hit with a small bag is just insane.”
Another social media user then claimed the pool club at the center of the controversy, who was unavailable for comment early this morning, ‘allowed security to punch customers in the face’ before adding: ‘Marbella is not a real place .’
Nao Pool Club, located in the residential area of Nueva Andalucia in Marbella, describes itself on its website as the city’s ‘hottest and trendiest’ pool club.
No one answered the phone at the club this morning and an emailed request for comment went unanswered.
Images of the raid emerged on Saturday afternoon after a dramatic police raid on another beach club further up the coast in Puerto Banus.
Revelers stand up and take a photo as police enter Marbella’s famous Ocean Club
The national police enters the grounds of Puerto Banus on May 25, 2024
Around 20 police officers were seen pacing around the resort over the Bank Holiday weekend
There, holidaymakers in their swimming shorts and bikinis watched in disbelief as armed officers wearing bulletproof vests crashed the famous Ocean Club in Marbella’s Puerto Banus resort in a broad daylight attack under glorious blue skies.
Tourists visiting the ‘beautiful people’ venue, which this weekend hosted one of two annual champagne parties popular with Bank Holiday visitors from Britain, were urged to remain calm.
Police said over loudspeakers in Spanish and English: “This is just a routine check. Once we’re done, you can continue enjoying your afternoon.
“Don’t worry, it’s nothing serious.”
But footage of the operation, which lasted almost two hours and also involved a police helicopter hovering overhead after officers arrived, showed why some revelers felt uneasy about having their holidays interrupted in such a radical way.
One clubgoer is believed to have been arrested, although police have not yet officially commented on the reason for the detention.
The spectacular club raid followed a series of shootings in the area, leading to the launch of so-called Operation Marbella last month to protect British and Irish tourists.
Police warned locals and visitors at the time to expect more random stops and police checkpoints in and around the holiday destination.
A police officer appears to lead holidaymakers out of the way during the sudden ‘checks’
Revelers can only watch in bewilderment as the group of officers carry out their clean-up operation
Ocean Club managers said in a statement after Saturday’s raid: ‘First and foremost, we would like to express our gratitude to our customers who were patient and willing to cooperate with authorities during this unexpected turn of events.
‘In recent weeks, Spanish police have launched ‘Operation Marbella’ in light of recent events along the Costa.
‘This action plan has been put in place to protect our citizens and ensure that Marbella remains a safe haven for visitors.
‘In recent months the press has shone a less than desirable light on our beloved city and this plan aims to return Marbella to its former glory.
“To do this, police will increase police presence and carry out surprise raids at various establishments along the coast in the coming months.
‘We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused our valued customers and hope for your understanding as these incidents are beyond our control.’
Among the shootings that took place in and around Marbella this year was a March 11 attack on the British eatery La Sala near Puerto Banus, which led to the arrest in April of a British man and an Irish national who, according to the police had ties to organized crime. .
In the early hours of Saturday morning, a 33-year-old man was shot at a residential area a short drive from Puerto Banus, just across the Marbella municipal boundary in the neighboring municipality of Estepona.
No arrests have been made yet. About ten shell casings believed to have been fired from an AK-47 were reportedly found at the scene.
Fernando Bentabol, the prosecutor in charge of combating drug crime in the province of Malaga, put the spotlight on its dark underbelly in a recent newspaper interview by comparing it to Medellin.
Locals have called parts of Marbella, such as Puerto Banus, the ‘Wild West’.