Sant Joan de Vilatorrada

Sant Joan de Vilatorrada, located in the province of Barcelona, Spain, has recently been in the news due to an assault on a minor. The incident involved a group of young people cornering the victim, demanding he remove his glasses, and then one of them physically assaulting him, including kicking him. The assault was filmed by one of the aggressors and subsequently went viral on social media. As a result of the video evidence, the Mossos d'Esquadra (Catalan police) have arrested a minor suspected of being the perpetrator of the assault. The incident has brought attention to youth violence and the role of social media in both perpetrating and exposing such acts within the community of Sant Joan de Vilatorrada. The investigation is ongoing.