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In Granada, Spain, a homeless man died after participating in a fight organized by gangs who offer drugs or money to drug addicts to fight for entertainment. National Police are investigating this homicide and suspect that such fights occur daily, involving selected homeless individuals across northern Granada neighborhoods. Videos show participants fighting while spectators encourage the violence without intervening.
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Story summary
In Granada, Spain, a homeless man died after participating in an illegal boxing match where drug addicts were allegedly offered substances by gang bosses to fight in front of crowds. The incident occurred on a Saturday and left the victim brain-dead before he was taken to a hospital. The National Police are investigating his death as homicide and analyzing footage from the event, which shows both fighters appearing disoriented and receiving encouragement rather than aid from spectators. One participant has been arrested for reckless homicide. An autopsy ruled out suspicious injuries but pointed towards toxic causes related to drug use, prompting an investigation into the exact circumstances that led to the victim's death.
Written for “Drug Related Violence Spain” on 2026-09-17,
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A homeless man has been beaten to death in Spain amid a sickening new trend that has seen gang bosses allegedly offering drug addicts substances to fight in boxing matches in front of crowds.
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bosses → see → crowds
The man died in a Granada hospital after participating in a fight on Saturday, which left him brain-dead, according to local news outlet Ideal.
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which → die → Ideal
National Police are now investigating his death as a homicide and are analysing footage from the fight he took part in.
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he → investigate → part
One disturbing video shows the victim fighting with another man.
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victim → show → man
Both appear bare-chested as they throw punches at each other in front of a crowd of over a dozen people.
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they → appear → people
The victim can be seen collapsing after his opponent pummels him with punches.
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opponent → see → punches
Appearing disoriented and unable to get back on his feet, he is shown sitting on the ground.
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he → appear → ground
Onlookers do not intervene, but rather appear to encourage the fight.
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Onlookers → intervene → fight
The second man involved in the fatal fight, another homeless man, has since been arrested and is in custody, and faces a charge of reckless homicide.
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man → involve → homicide
Footage shows the victim brawling with another man in Granada on Saturday
Spectators can be heard cheering as the man collapses onto the floor after receiving a flurry of punches
According to police, the alleged organisers select drug addicts, many of whom are homeless, to clash on the streets in front of an audience.
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many → show → audience
Cops believe participants are offered either narcotics or 20 euros each to take part, according to Ideal.
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participants → believe → Ideal
Investigators also believe the violent fights have become a daily occurrence over the last month, with face-offs taking place in neighbourhoods across the north of Granada.
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offs → believe → Granada
The incident involving the homeless man comes after a French police officer came under investigation this week after footage emerged showing him throwing a homeless man to the ground, causing him to hit his head and die.
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him → involve → head
The 29-year-old man died two weeks later, following the incident on June 21 at a music festival in Carcassonne, France.
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man → die → Carcassonne
At first, authorities denied that there was any link between the officer's actions and the man's death.
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authorities → deny → actions
'Based on the current state of the investigation, there is no (...) causal link between the events recorded and the death that occurred 13 days later,' the prosecutor's office said.
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office → base → events
'An investigation into the causes of death is underway, while the autopsy carried out on July 9, 2026 ruled out any suspicious injuries indicating the intervention of a third party and indicated the most likely toxic cause.
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autopsy → carry → cause
The man then appears to lie on the ground, disoriented
But an investigation into the intentional use of violence by a person exercising public authority was launched after the video sparked public outrage.
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video → appear → outrage
The clip, shared widely on social media, shows five police officers surrounding a man before one officer grabs him by the collar and throws him to the ground.
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officer → share → ground
The man is then seen curled up in a fetal position, clutching his head as angry bystanders attempt to intervene.
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bystanders → see → head
Local media reported that the man suffered an open wound to his head and was later taken into care by emergency personnel.
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man → report → personnel
The victim was identified as a homeless man named Youssef E, and the prosecution claimed he had a 'known history of multiple substance use'.
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he → identify → use
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