Agents of the Barcelona Mossos d'Esquadra investigate the violent death of a man in the Gràcia district, according to a press release from the Catalan police.
The Mossos were called in early Thursday afternoon after the discovery of the body of a dead man covered in plastic bags on a public street in the aforementioned Barcelona district. The statement adds that, when the first police signals arrived, the discovery of the body was confirmed and the investigation and the judicial process were activated.
However, the note does not add more details on aspects such as the age of the victim, the exact location of the discovery or any other aspect regarding the cause of death. The judicial authority has decreed the secrecy of the investigations, which the Barcelona Criminal Investigation Division has taken charge of in order to clarify the facts and circumstances of the death.
