Man launched 'MMA sex attack' on Brit tourist in Tenerife and 'battered Brit pensioners'

Man launched 'MMA sex attack' on Brit tourist in Tenerife and 'battered Brit pensioners'Police have arrested a man who is alleged to have sexually assaulted a female British tourist and robbed an elderly couple from the UK on the same day in TenerifeCommentsNewsNatalia Penza News Correspondent and Eliana Nunes News Reporter10:57, 21 Apr 2026Updated 11:20, 21 Apr 2026View 2 ImagesA man has been arrested in Tenerife(Image: Getty Images)Police have arrested a man who is alleged to have sexually assaulted a female British tourist and violently robbed an elderly couple from the UK on the same day.‌The suspect assaulted the woman in the south of Tenerife after using a martial arts technique known as "lion-killer chokehold", which left her semi-conscious, a spokesman for Spain's National Police said. The young woman had lost her mobile phone and the suspect had offered to help her. "Taking advantage of the fact they were in a secluded and lonely place, the individual attacked her by surprise," the spokesman added.‌On the same day as the alleged sex attack, the man allegedly targeted an 89-year-old British man and his 79-year-old wife. Both tourists were hospitalised after the suspect assaulted them "with his fists and his feet" when the woman threw her husband’s watch into the bushes after it came off during a struggle, the spokesman said.‌View 2 ImagesSpanish police have arrested a suspect in relation to reports of a sexual assault and two violent robberies in the south of Tenerife (file)(Image: Getty Images)The suspect has also been linked to another incident on March 20, in which a Swedish tourist was "violently" grabbed "by the neck", with her necklace ripped off, the spokesman said.‌The spokesman for Spain's National Police said: "Officers have arrested the suspected author of a crime of sexual assault and two robberies with violence committed in the south of Tenerife."The first...