Mallorca: Waiter didn’t want to work 16 hours when host stabbed him with a knife | News

Palma (Spain) – A waiter had to work 14 to 16 hours a day. This was too much for the man and he understandably complained about the inhumane working conditions. But instead of a solution, there was a bloody argument: his boss is said to have attacked him with a knife on Tuesday night and seriously injured him. Crime scene: an Italian restaurant on Playa de Palma.

The employee had enough. He confronted his boss about the conditions in the restaurant Mallorca: He had to work 14 to 16 hours a day. In addition, there is said to have been condescending treatment and violence against the workforce, reports the “Mallorca Zeitung”, among others. The argument escalated.

Chef reaches for the kitchen knife

During the argument, the restaurant operator disappeared into the kitchen. When he came back, he said a Messer had in his hand and then stabbed. The employee suffered a significant cut on his left knee – approximately 15 centimeters long and 3 centimeters deep. Colleagues immediately provided first aid and stopped the heavy bleeding. Rescue workers took the injured man to the hospitalwhere the wound was closed with ten staples.

Die police questioned the victim and other witnesses. Everyone confirmed the waiter’s description. The perpetrator initially disappeared, but later reappeared nervously at the crime scene.

The lie with the chair leg

However, the innkeeper told the officers a different story: the employee had accidentally injured himself on a chair leg. Investigators checked the metal chair. Result: no traces of blood. Although a chair leg had broken off, the police believe that this could not have caused the injury. The restaurant owner was arrested on suspicion of bodily harm.