# Injured man carrying knife found walking along motorway in southern Spain

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/bloody-man-is-found-walking-down-spanish-motorway-with-a-knife-in-his-hand-after-mutilating-his-genitals-in-a-greenhouse/
- Published: 2026-11-09T21:21:25+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-09T21:32:20+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16279405/Bloody-man-walking-Spanish-motorway-knife.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Europe, World

## Key points

- An injured man was taken to hospital after being found on a motorway.
- Police believe he harmed himself during a psychotic episode.
- The incident was reported near El Ejido in Almeria.

## Summary

A man was found walking along a motorway near El Ejido in southern Spain, carrying a knife and suffering serious injuries after reportedly mutilating his own genitals. Police and paramedics helped him before taking him to hospital; detectives believe he harmed himself during a psychotic episode.

Witnesses saw him shortly before midday on Saturday wearing blood-soaked underwear and carrying a rucksack. A local report said he had injured himself in a greenhouse before setting off in the rain. He is reportedly known to police, with about 30 previous arrests. El Ejido lies within Almeria’s extensive greenhouse region, which covers around 40,000 hectares and is known as the “Sea of Plastic”.

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