British Tourist Fatally Stabbed Outside Spanish Nightclub

The victim was stabbed during a fight outside the Oxygen nightclub in Calella

A British man was fatally stabbed outside the Oxygen club in Calella, a seaside resort near Barcelona, early this morning. The victim, described as an English tourist, died at the scene.

Local media reported that a brawl broke out in front of the nightclub, resulting in the stabbing. A second victim was also injured and is currently receiving treatment in a hospital.

Detectives have yet to identify the attackers but have focused their investigation on a group of young locals of North African and Dominican origin, according to Catalan news outlet ElCaso.cat. CCTV footage from the nightclub is being reviewed, and several bystanders who witnessed the fight have been interviewed.

Authorities are in the process of contacting British officials to inform the victim’s family.