A man was arrested by the National Police in Playa de Palma, Spain, suspected of stabbing an employee at his restaurant following an argument over excessive working hours.

The case happened in the early hours of Tuesday, June 30th. The emergency services were called by the owner of the establishment, who confessed over the phone to having attacked the worker with a knife.

When police arrived at the scene, they found the victim with a cut approximately 15 centimeters long and three centimeters deep on his left knee.

The owner had already left the restaurant, but was located shortly after. To the agents, the employee told that he argued with the boss because employees would be forced to work around 16 hours a day. He also stated that the boss had “disrespectful” and “violent” behavior in the workplace.

According to the victim, during the argument, the restaurant owner went to the kitchen, took a knife and hit him in the knee. Witnesses confirmed this version to the Spanish newspaper OK Diario.

Afterwards, the suspect returned to the scene and tried to deny the attack. He claimed that the employee had accidentally injured himself on the broken leg of a restaurant chair.

The version, however, was contested by another employee. The employee reported that the boss first attacked the victim with the chair and then went to the kitchen to get the knife.

During the investigation, the police found a chair with a broken leg, but without traces of blood, which weakened the explanation presented by the restaurant owner.

The man was detained, and the victim received initial care at the scene. Due to the severity of the injury, the worker had to be taken to the hospital.

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