During a mounted bullfight at the Plaza de Toros de Murcia in Spain on 20 September, a 508kg bull named Malacara breached the safety barrier and leapt towards spectators, narrowly avoiding serious injury. The six-year-old beast had charged at the matador but veered sharply left instead, clearing the wooden fence and landing near front-row spectators who were saved only by a concrete wall. The incident highlights the inherent dangers of bullfighting, with eyewitnesses describing the animal as "out of control" and noting how close spectators came to being gored.

Malacara was being fought by Portuguese mounted bullfighter Duarte Fernandes during the final bout of the afternoon session. The bull had previously attempted to jump into the exit alley twice during the same event. After the barrier breach, the animal was returned to the ring and was killed according to local tradition, with Fernandes using a killing lance followed by a short sword. The incident is not isolated; in July, a similar occurrence in Colombia resulted in four spectators being seriously injured when a bull jumped into a crowd at a traditional festival event.