By Victor Kanayo
Mounir Nasraoui, the father of 17-year-old Spanish football star Lamine Yamal has reportedly been stabbed multiple times at a car park in Spain.
According to reports in Spanish media, Nasraoui was attacked in the coastal town of Mataró, north of Barcelona, on Wednesday night by a group of people he had spoken to earlier in the day.
Catalan police have confirmed three people were arrested on and a fourth suspect was detained on Thursday.
Mr Nasraoui was taken to hospital in Barcelona in a serious condition but is now said to be stable.
The reported attack took place near the Rocafonda neighbourhood where Yamal grew up.
Earlier in the day, Mr Nasraoui is said to have had an argument with a group of people he had encountered while walking his dog, Spanish newspaper El Pais reported.
Hours later, he was approached by the same group in a car park and stabbed “multiple times”.
The motivation for the stabbing is currently unknown.
