A waiter knocked unconscious during a melee including eight Brits on a stag do claimed one made a shocking statement, before knocking his lights out.
The group, aged between 24 and 30, was in Majorca to celebrate a friend's upcoming wedding, but were arrested after a brutal fracas at Balneario Illetas beach club between Palma and Magaluf on the island. Several people were caught up in the mayhem, including a waiter who allegedly suffered a punch to the head.
Sources said the wedding which the stag do guests were going to attend is scheduled to take place this weekend. Overnight it was claimed the waiter punched unconscious in the attack told police in his statement one of the group threatened him, saying: “I’m going to kill you.”
It is claimed the arrested Brits, believed to include the groom, have been ordered to pay £850 to get their passports back. They will be allowed to leave the island once they pay the sum but will continue to be investigated following their behind-closed-doors court appearance in the Majorcan capital Palma yesterday afternoon.
The Brits, still wearing their beach gear, arrive at court for their appearance (MGE/SOLARPIX.COM)The cash will be used as a deposit that can be put towards compensating injury victims following any convictions. Sources said overnight all eight had refused to answer any questions from investigating judge Piedad Martin when they went before her after being hauled to court in handcuffs by armed cops yesterday afternoon following a night in police cells.
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A source said part of the group was staying at a "very expensive" hotel in Palma. Balneario Illetas at Illetas beach just over five miles from Palma is a fashionable beach club and sea restaurant which opens from 9.30am to 11.30pm every day. It has a restaurant and cocktail bar and a wellness area as well as hammocks for visitors to chill out on.
The group hid their faces as they arrived for the hearing (MGE/SOLARPIX.COM)Calvia Council, the local authority covering the area where the incident occurred said in a statement yesterday morning ahead of the men’s court appearances: “A mass brawl at the Balneario Illetas restaurant on Wednesday has led to the arrest of eight English men. A waiter was injured after being hit in the head and two police officers were also hurt and are awaiting a medical evaluation.
“The incident occurred around 7.30pm when a group of English tourists were on a stag do. One of the restaurant staff spoke to them about their uncivil behaviour when they began to throw rubbish and cans of lager into the sea as well as annoying other customers and sunbathers on the beach.
“The response of the group, who appeared to have drunk excessively, was extremely violent. They attacked staff and confronted the police.
The Brits were pictured in handcuffs after the fracas (SOLARPIX.COM)"The first to intervene were two off-duty Civil Guards. In total a Civil Guard patrol and six local Calvia Town Hall-employed police were mobilised. Police sources said they had rarely witnessed such a violent reaction on the part of the detainees who confronted the officers and tried to flee when they saw they were trapped.”
Calvia’s deputy mayor Esperanza Catala added: “It’s regrettable incidents like this, despite being infrequent, have occurred in our municipality. Let no-one be mistaken, we are going to be inflexible with this sort of people that we don’t want in Calvia and we are not going to let them get away with anything.
“We are not going to allow anyone to come here that puts the security of our municipality at risk and damages our image. They need to take note and go somewhere else if they don’t know how to behave.”
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