Spanish footballer, 24, dies after being ‘stabbed in the chest in a random attack in Cadiz’
BREAKING: Spanish footballer, 24, dies after being ‘stabbed in the chest in a random attack in Cádiz on Saturday’ with a 20-year-old suspect ‘already in police custody’
- Spanish footballer Francisco J. Naval Pérez was stabbed to death in Cádiz
- A 20-year-old man has been arrested after what appeared to be a random attack.
- According to the Spanish Civil Guard there were no links between the two men.
A footballer has been stabbed to death in Spain in what police believe is a random attack.
Chipiona CF player Francisco J. Naval Pérez, 24, died, a 20-year-old being arrested.
As reported by Sunthe married father, known as Paco, died in hospital on Sunday after being stabbed in the chest in Cádiz.
According to the Spanish Civil Guard, there was no motive behind the attack and no known links between the two men.
The attacker is said to have stabbed Perez without saying anything.
Chipiona CF player Francisco J. Naval Pérez, 24, was stabbed to death in Spain
After the incident, Paco was transferred to the hospital in Sanlúcar and Jerez de la Frontera.
However, given the seriousness of the injuries he suffered, he had to be transferred to the Puerta del Mar hospital in Cádiz. He died around 2:30 a.m. Sunday.
Pérez, known as Paco, was transferred to the Puerta del Mar hospital in Cádiz, where he died
Chipiona CF issued a statement saying: “Well, we have no words to begin with, this seems like a nightmare, but unfortunately it is real, our player Paco Naval Pérez has left us, he passed away this morning.”
The statement added that Paco had been “fighting between life and death” and that “he had his whole life ahead of him.”
Real Madrid also paid tribute to Paco.
Their statement read: “Real Madrid CF deeply regrets the death of Paco Naval, a Chipiona CF player, and wishes to express its condolences and affection to all his family, his club, colleagues and loved ones. RIP.’