Clip of Spanish man attacking single Ecuadorian girl on a train.

[Judi Lynn]

News came out last week, video surfaces today:

A 16-year-old Ecuadoran immigrant was sitting alone on the train in Barcelona, when a Spanish citizen who was talking on his phone, proceeded to repeatedly strike the girl for no apparent reason. The images were caught on camera inside the train and brought swift reactions of disgust by bloggers in Ecuador and abroad, as well as caused others to pause and reflect on the status of immigrants in Spain.Christian Espinoza of Cobertura Digital is saddened by the images, but realizes that the attacker is not representative of all in Spain.

Andrej Nicolás Hillebrand, a Spanish resident, of Sly Nation provides a link to the video of the attack and also comes out against the attacker.:

http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/10/29/ecuador-immigrant-girl-attacked-on-barcelona-train/

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[Judi Lynn]

1. Earlier article on this story from last week:

Spain orders re-arrest of man who allegedly attacked Ecuadorean girl on train
The Associated Press
Published: October 23, 2007

MADRID, Spain: Prosecutors on Wednesday ordered the re-arrest of a man who allegedly attacked an Ecuadorean girl on a train — an assault caught on security cameras and widely broadcast on television and the Internet.

The man — identified only as Sergi Xavier M.M., 21 — was arrested Oct. 19 but later released on provisional charges of causing injury with racist motives.
(snip)

Security video images from Oct. 7 showed the suspect, a tall man with short hair, coming into a train carriage and suddenly starting to punch, slap and kick a young girl. Police have said audio from the tape shows he also shouted racist insults at her.

As he attacks her, the suspect appears to be also maintaining a mobile telephone conversation. Another occupant of the near-empty carriage seems to be unaware of the aggression or chooses to ignore it.
(snip)

On Tuesday, Ecuadorean government officials said lawyers had been hired to help her. The country's Foreign Ministry sent a diplomatic note to the Spanish Embassy in Quito to express the government's "most energetic protest for this xenophobic act."
(snip)

Later, he changed attitude and said, "Of course I feel responsible; it was my fault. She did not deserve what I did to her."
(snip/)

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/10/24/europe/EU-GEN-Spain-Racist-Attack.php

[Bobbieo]

2. I suppose the racist attack was because she is a South American Indian

[Judi Lynn]

3. I've never heard of this before reading this story. People in Latin America should be warned

they can be assaulted due to their heritage if they travel in Spain.

Simply unbelievable.

Hope some serious steps are taken in dealing with the scum who did this.

[Judi Lynn]

4. Demonstrations across Spain against Racism

Demonstrations across Spain against Racism
By h.b. - Oct 27, 2007 - 8:13 PM

The rallies in Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia come after the case of the agression against an Ecuadorian girl on a Barcelona train

Hundreds of people marched in Spain on Saturday against racialism and xenophobia in the country. Large demonstrations were held in Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia to denounce the racist and xenophobic aggressions, such as the one seen last October 7 on a Barcelona train, when a young Ecuadorian girl was insulted and kicked by a 21 year old skinhead, the aggression being caught on the train’s closed circuit TV.

The court documents now show that the victim was called ‘Zorra inmigrante de mierda’ – Shitty immigrant slut.

http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_13278.shtml

[Judi Lynn]

5. Barcelona racist thug released, but must report to the police twice a day

Barcelona racist thug released, but must report to the police twice a day
By m.p. - Oct 26, 2007 - 8:19 AM






A psychiatrist said the 21 year old charged with abusing a young girl from Ecuador on the Barcelona metro suffered a traumatic childhood

The 21 year old man caught on security cameras beating up a young Ecuadorean woman in an alleged racist attack on the Barcelona metro on 7th October was provisionally released after questioning in Instruction Court No. 2 in Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona province, on Thursday.

Sergi Xavier M.M. must report to the local police station in Santa Coloma de Cervelló twice a day as part of the condition for his release, together with a distancing order preventing him from coming within 1,000 metres of the victim or having any form of other contact with her.
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The images of the attack have been widely shown on television in Spain, showing the assailant kicking and shouting racist insults at the girl while talking on his mobile phone. Another passenger is clearly seen facing away and doing nothing to intervene.

That passenger has now been identified as a young Argentinean. He has said that he has received threats from several people following his lack of action.

http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_13255.shtml