'Englishman', 21, is arrested after a Spanish teenager was stabbed to death in a suspected road rage incident
A British man has been arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of a teenager during a suspected road rage incident in Spain, a local report says.
The 21-year-old was reportedly detained by police this morning following an investigation, over a week after the victim was stabbed to death in the town of Estepona, on the Costa del Sol in southern Spain.
The suspect's identity has not been revealed.
Ulrich Perez, 19, was found stabbed in the chest on November 18 after he had reprimanded the driver of a UK-plated Mercedes for nearly running him over at a zebra crossing.
Perez, a cinema worker, was pronounced dead at the scene at around 2.30pm.
Ulrich Perez, 19, was found stabbed in the chest on November 18 after he had reprimanded the driver of a Mercedes
The incident took place outside the Diana Centre, in an area known as Diana Park off the dual-carriageway running between the Costa del Sol resorts of Marbella and Estepona
The knife attack occurred outside The Diana Centre in an area known as Diana Park between the Costa del Sol resorts of Marbella and Estepona.
The UK-plated Mercedes involved in the incident was seized by police after it was located 20km away from the scene near the Costa del Sol resort of Marbella.
A source at Benahavis town hall told Olive Press that the arrest had taken place on Monday morning.
'I was told by the Policia Local in Benahavis that this guy was a young Englishman of 20 or 21 years old,' the source said.
An officer from the local police department confirmed that an arrest had been made but did not give further details.
The vehicle was found at an undisclosed location in Estepona near the Costa del Sol resort of Marbella
Perez is understood to have been heading back from a local supermarket to the home he shared with his parents and two siblings when he was attacked.
Local reports said one of the people who went to his aid was his mum.
The youngster's great aunt Herminia Martinez took to Facebook to say: 'At times we feel as if God has abandoned us and we ask why the Lord took you or you want to have that person who hurt your son or your daughter in front of you to ask them why they did what they did and committed such cruelty.
The knife attack occurred outside The Diana Centre in an area known as Diana Park off the dual-carriageway running between the Costa del Sol resorts of Marbella and Estepona
'I imagine that when that happens we also want to die with our son or daughter, because the pain must be so great that we don't think about anything else. You can't believe what's happening. We think it's a nightmare.
'A mad man, a stupid man snatched your life away from you and you are in another dimension with your great-grandparents who loved you so much. Rest in peace.'
Locals have launched a campaign to help Ulrich's family with funeral costs and put collection pots in shops near the home he shared with his parents and two brothers.
A poster circulating on social media with a photo of the teenager says: 'Last Wednesday 19-year-old Ulrich was stabbed to death near his home after recriminating the driver of a car who nearly ran him over on a zebra crossing.
'We ask for your help, even if it's just a euro.'