Irish Mirror 20.2.2026 /
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Tenerife holiday horror as police shoot 'extremely violent' man after boy, 10, hacked to death with machete
A 34-year-old was shot by police
A boy tragically died and his mother is in 'critical' condition after a horrific machete attack. The incident happened in Cabo Blanco, a small village in popular holiday spot Tenerife.
According to reports a 34-year-old man attacked his son with a machete, the boy, aged 10, died early this morning (February 20). The mother, wounded with the same weapon, is fighting for her life in hospital reports The Star.
She has suffered severe wounds to her arms and legs, with her condition described as critical. The Civil Guard was alerted to the incident at around 1am after police were told about an armed person inside a home.
When officers' arrived at the scene the alleged assailant attacked one of the Civil Guard officers with a machete. In response, the officers used their service weapons and the man was shot.
He died at the scene as police said he was "extremely violent" when they were forced to act. The injured officer was taken to a hospital where he remains awaiting surgery.
His life is not in danger, according to initial reports. Arona Local Police worked alongside the Civil Guard, attending to the woman and applying a tourniquet due to the severity of her injuries.
The mayor of Arona, Fátima Lemes, in her first statements to Canarias Radio, has confirmed the event and explained that they received several calls alerting them to the presence of an armed person in the house. Once the agents accessed the interior of the property, they located the lifeless body of the minor.
From the Civil Guard, as well as from the communication office of the High Court of Justice of the Canary Islands (TSCJ), it is stated that in the judicial records there is no record of complaints against the man who is alleged to have killed the boy and he did not have a criminal record.
The investigation is currently underway and is believed to possibly a case of gender violence.
