23-year-old man dies after stabbing in Tuineje

The 23-year-old man who was injured in a stabbing in Gran Tarajal on Wednesday evening has died from his injuries, La Voz de Fuerteventura has confirmed with the authorities.

The incident happened at around 8.49pm on Wednesday 12 August on Matías López Street, in the municipality of Tuineje. The Emergency and Security Coordination Centre (CECOES) 112 received an alert reporting that a man with a stab wound needed medical attention.

After receiving the alert, the Canarian Emergency Service (SUC) dispatched an advanced life support ambulance and a basic life support ambulance, as well as a doctor and a nurse from the local health centre.

Medical staff managed to reverse cardiac arrest

On arrival, medical staff found the young man in cardiac arrest and immediately began basic and advanced cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

They managed to reverse the cardiac arrest and, once stabilised, the young man was taken in critical condition by a medicalised ambulance to Fuerteventura General Hospital.

The young man has since died from his injuries, official sources confirmed to La Voz de Fuerteventura on Thursday.

Local Police and Civil Guard officers also attended the scene.

Officers carried out the necessary inquiries to establish the circumstances of the stabbing.