Fugitive convicted of child sexual abuse in Fuerteventura arrested in Palma

A 52-year-old man convicted of sexually abusing a minor in Fuerteventura has been arrested in Palma de Mallorca after more than a year on the run.

The Dominican national had fled the Canary Islands when he was due to enter prison for the offence. He was located on 8 November near the Estadi Balear, where a public safety patrol recognised and identified him as night was falling.

He was also reported to have several previous convictions for sexual offences.