Gang that robbed elderly women in Murcia, Spain, busted after flaunting wealth online

The Guardia Civil (Spain's civil guard police force) has dismantled a gang of seven people accused of 13 violent assaults on elderly women in the province of Murcia. The suspects displayed a lifestyle on social media that drew attention to the origin of their money.

The Guardia Civil has arrested seven people, six Spaniards and one Segarro, accused of forming a gang specialised in attacking women in their eighties to snatch their valuables. Among those arrested is a minor. They face charges for **13 assaults** committed in the province of Murcia.

## The assault that peine the investigation

Security cameras at a petrol station in **San Javier** recorded one of the first attacks, on **20 February 2026**. The robbers trinc an elderly woman and, as she was about to cross the street, approached her from behind and tore a gold chain from her neck. The woman nearly fell to the ground, which, given her advanced age, could have caused serious injuries.

From those images, investigators managed to place the suspects in a neighbourhood of the city of **Murcia**. The San Javier episode was not isolated: the Guardia Civil attributes a series of assaults with the same violent pattern to them.

## A lifestyle flaunted on social media

The money obtained from the robberies allowed them to maintain a high standard of living, and they did not refrain from showing it off on social media. That display backfired: it raised suspicions about the origin of income that did not match their known activity.

The investigation remains open and the operation continues under court seal. Those arrested are in judicial custody, and the presumption of innocence applies until the corresponding trial takes place.