Following an attempted robbery at Gran Canaria Airport, the National Police shot and killed a man.

Today, Saturday May 17th, around 4:50 p.m., National Police officers were forced to use their firearms after a suspect allegedly attempted a violent robbery with a knife against a cab driver near Gran Canaria Airport.

Thus, during the police intervention, the aggressor lunged at the police with the weapon, forcing them to stop the attack using their firearms.

Both the airport and the Canary Islands Health Service activated their emergency services and attempted to revive the person before confirming his death.

At present time, National Police personnel from the Judicial Police, the Forensic Police Brigade, and the Homicide Unit are on the scene, conducting the investigation. The judicial commission has also been activated, and the National Police are working to clarify the events.

The Guardia Civil acquired WhatsApp conversations from the mobile phones of Cloe’s two alleged murders, indicating that they were preparing the crime. In the days leading up to the murder, they were explicit about how they planned to carry it out. Both suspects were certain that they had hidden their traces because the texts were ephemeral and were destroyed once read. However, the Guardia Civil was able to recover the communications, which had surrounded the two suspects. Yesterday, Friday May 16th, the second suspect testified before the Juvenile Prosecutor’s Office and finally admitted to his involvement in the murder on the Orihuela Costa. Given the evidence gathered by investigators, the dead young woman’s ex-boyfriend confessed on Thursday as well. The messages are so clear that their primary defence is an attempt to minimise their responsibility for the crime. As a result, both accuse one another for the murder.

On November 24th, the eve of International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, fifteen-year-old Cloe’s throat was severed. The investigation immediately led to a domestic violence incident, with the young woman’s ex-boyfriend as the primary suspect, who was apprehended a few hours later. However, evidence of a second suspect quickly emerged, and he was apprehended at the end of March. Apparently, one of them grabbed Chloe’s neck and attempted to strangle her, while the other slit her throat with a knife. Since their arrests, the two 17-year-olds under investigation for murder have been kept at a juvenile detention centre. They were brought to the Juvenile Prosecutor’s Office this week for questioning in response to evidence discovered by the Guardia Civil.

Attorney Iván Rodríguez Lorente, who is defending the second suspect, acknowledged that the young man had recognised his involvement in the murder and conveyed forgiveness to Cloe’s family. According to sources consulted by this newspaper, the second suspect stated that her lover had incited and compelled him to join. To persuade him to cooperate, he allegedly promised that if he helped carry out his plan, he would be more accepted by the group.

A version that contradicts that of the slain young woman’s ex-boyfriend, who spoke of a drug debt and claimed that the second suspect killed Cloe to teach her a lesson. Attorney Encarnación Obdulia Martínez represents a young man who admits to participating in the crime but claims he was compelled to do so by another suspect. The account-settling theory is disintegrating, as the inquiry has revealed no evidence linking the second suspect to narcotics trafficking. However, the investigation indicates that it was a sexist crime in which the main suspect enlisted the assistance of a buddy. Now they’re accusing each other for the murder.

The private prosecution, represented by lawyer Juan Carlos Fuentes on behalf of the family, has indicated that there is no mention of a drug debt in the proceedings, calling it “completely false.” It is a crime of gender violence committed by two minors who planned and carried it out. “The family would like to thank the Guardia Civil for its inquiry. It was so exhausting that the two minors had little to contribute, as they now admit. They have not made any statements that are not documented in the case.”

Although the particular content of these texts has not been released, sources have stated that they openly discuss the murder. Following the ex-boyfriend’s confession on Thursday, it was found that these communications were sent soon after the murder and as the two young men departed. However, it was revealed on Friday that there are pre-crime messages in which the two men plan the crime and discuss what they will do.

The second suspect’s presence before the Juvenile Prosecutor’s Office lasted more than three hours yesterday, despite many occurrences. First, just as the event was about to begin, there was a surprise fire drill, forcing the whole Palace of Justice to evacuate. This resulted in the hearing commencing an hour later than planned. During the interrogation, the suspect became agitated and asked for a break to obtain some fresh air, stating he felt ill. Two pauses were required during the session.

The Dénia City Council’s Department of Equality and Diversity intends to honour the International Day Against LGBTI-phobia on May 17th with a message of courage and optimism, “because in the face of hatred, fear, and intolerance, love will prevail.”

From today until May 31st, the campaign message will be distributed via social media, online platforms, and billboards around the municipality.

“We have chosen a campaign that uses the now universal and popular gesture of joining hands and fingers to form a heart as a symbol of appreciation, with a visual language adapted to the new generations,” Javier Scotto, Diversity Councillor, tells me. “With these messages, we want to convey to citizens that, in the face of negative attitudes such as hatred, fear, and intolerance, which hurt, exclude, and divide, love liberates, heals, and unites society.”

Scotto adds that the campaign honours the twentieth anniversary of equal love, which secured same-sex couples the ability to marry, “which is equivalent to the legal, and later social, recognition of the existence of diverse love.” In the face of discrimination, emotional partnerships based on sexual variety have and will continue to win.”

“Given the current geopolitical climate, the International Day Against LGBTI-phobia is more than vital. This is not the time to demolish, roll back, or restrict legally gained rights; it is the time to be able to love whomever you want and, most importantly, to grow, progress, and advance equality and diversity,” Scotto adds.