Man arrested for stabbing his mother in a Las Palmas home

The National Police arrested a man on Monday night for killing his mother with a knife in a residence located in the Diseminado Siete Puertas area of the municipality of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

According to the Superior Police Headquarters of the Canary Islands, the intervention occurred around 21:00 hours after the operational room of the Intelligent Command, Communication and Control Center (CIMACC) received a report that a male individual claimed to have murdered his mother.

When officers arrived at the scene, they confirmed the death of a woman inside the dwelling and detained her son as the alleged perpetrator of homicide.

Police officers then contacted the judicial authority and activated the appropriate protocol, involving the Scientific Police and the specialized homicide team.

Finally, the judicial authority ordered the removal of the body and its subsequent transfer to the Institute of Legal Medicine of Las Palmas.