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Machete Horror as Boy, 10, Brutally Hacked to Death in Tenerife While Mum Fights for Life

A 34-year-old man killed his 10-year-old son and critically wounded the mother in a machete attack; police fatally shot the suspect after he attacked an officer.

  • On February 20, a ten-year-old boy was found dead inside a house in Cabo Blanco, Tenerife, after reports of a machete attack; his mother fights for her life in hospital.
  • Civil Guard were alerted at around 1am after several calls reported an armed person inside a house, and officers encountered a 34-year-old man who attacked with a machete.
  • Arona Local Police applied a tourniquet to the boy's mother and rendered first aid; she suffered severe wounds to her arms and legs and is critical in hospital.
  • The 34-year-old man was shot by police and is reported not to be in life-threatening condition after officers used their service weapons during the confrontation.
  • Judicial records show no prior complaints against the 34-year-old man, and reports say the ten-year-old allegedly died at his father’s hands in Cabo Blanco, Tenerife.
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El Mundo broke the news in Madrid, Spain on Friday, February 20, 2026.
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