A homeless man is facing an attempted murder charge after stabbing a random person in the neck at an airport.
The 45-year-old is accused of attacking a man in his 30s at Palma airport in Mallorca on Tuesday.
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The victim, in his 30s, was walking to the car park with a relative, who had just landed at the Son Sant Joan airport.
The suspect is said to have approached them and asked: ‘Where is my phone?’
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According to the Policia Nacional, he then pulled out a knife and stabbed the victim in the neck.
The victim, a Spaniard who lives on the island, began bleeding profusely from his neck.
Several witnesses immediately called the emergency services.
An ambulance rushed the victim to a nearby hospital, where doctors discovered the blade had narrowly missed a major artery.
He underwent emergency surgery and is believed to be out of danger.
The suspect was detained by security guards at the airport, before he was formally arrested by the Policia Nacional.
He was dragged in front of a judge but refused to testify. He was jailed without bail ahead of his next court appearance.
