A cook of a well-known restaurant in Santa Eulària has been arrested this week for an alleged aggression against a 72-year-old German tourist against a 72-year-old German tourist, who was admitted to the Hospital Can Espases in Palma days after the altercation, as reported by the Guardia Civil. However, the owner of the local Cala Martina, where this episode has occurred, has provided a completely different version to that reported by the Guardia Civil. “It is a huge lie that they have mounted. The one who first wants to attack is the tourist and the ones who threw the dishes were them”, said Mivín, the owner of the restaurant, to La Voz de Ibiza . The restaurant presented in court several videos that support this version. “The judge immediately said that what was denounced did not coincide with the images. Therefore, the cook was summoned at night and the next day he was released.” Faced with this situation, both parties agreed to terminate the contract a few days earlier than planned to protect the worker.
The restaurant’s version
On the other hand, in an interview to the program “Y ahora Sonsoles” of Antena 3, Mivín said that the events occurred on September 25 and that the tourist was admitted to the hospital on October 12, so he estimates that between those dates he could have suffered another blow or a fall that produced two blood clots in his thorax, which complicated his breathing. Due to the seriousness of the situation, he was transferred to the Son Espases Hospital in Palma to undergo surgery. The German tourist arrived at the beach bar with his wife and two older children and ordered a grouper. After eating the whole plate, he complained to the waiter that it had been served with the head, so he did not intend to pay the bill and asked to speak to the manager. At that point, the German told the owner that he “did not want to speak English and to call someone who understood German“. According to his testimony, all with bad manners.
For this reason, the chef approached the table and explained that in Spain fish are served whole with the head, to which the customer replied that “since this is not done in Germany, he felt cheated and did not intend to pay”. The argument began to escalate and, according to what Mivín told Antena 3, the large tourist grabbed the cook by the shoulders, who took his arms away from him. That’s when the 72-year-old German man stumbled over a chair and fell to the ground, hitting his back and the back of his neck. “We immediately helped him up and asked him if he was okay. Then his wife picked up an empty plate from the table with the intention of throwing it at the cook, but eventually smashes it against the table.
In the end the family left laughing. And all of this is recorded. We have videos of everything I’m talking about “The owner of the shop said.
The Civil Guard’s version
The information released by the Guardia Civil referred to a “a violent aggression against a customer who had complained about the dish he had been served at a well-known local restaurant”. Allegedly, the customer notified the staff that the dish he had received did not match his order and that the food was in bad condition. According to the Civil Guard’s version, the cook, a 37-year-old Spaniard, came out of the kitchen and headed towards the table in an aggressive attitude, shouting and showing clear hostility. Upon arrival, he violently pushed the customer, who fell to the floor and hit his back and neck against the back of a chair. Following the altercation, the victim was taken to a nearby health center, where he was initially diagnosed with minor contusions. However, days later, as she continued to feel unwell, she went to the hospital again. On this occasion, the doctors detected two blood clots in her chest, which complicated her breathing. Due to the seriousness of the situation, he was transferred to Son Espases Hospital in Palma to undergo surgery.