Police prevented the lynching of a man who attacked seniors with a machete in Medellín
Violently and inexplicably, a 42-year-old man attacked an elderly couple with a machete in the San Cristóbal district of Medellín...
TL;DR
- A 42-year-old man attacked an elderly couple with a machete in Medellín's San Cristóbal district.
- The man first attacked the 77-year-old husband and then his 69-year-old wife when she tried to intervene.
- Neighbors rushed out to defend the couple and began to attack the assailant.
- Police arrived, dispersed the crowd, and took the injured parties to medical centers.
- The assailant, who may have a psychiatric history, is in police custody.
- Medellín has recorded 549 cases of personal injury in 2026, with 154 arrests.