The two detainees, aged 21 and 22, only answered questions from their defence lawyer, Toni Vidal when they appeared in a Palma court this morning.
The young men admitted that they jumped on the bonnet of the car because they were drunk and claimed that the taxi driver tried to assault them.
One of those arrested is a Royal Marine Commando and the other is a naval engineer.
The taxi driver was also examined by a forensic doctor this morning.
The Argentine victim, aged 57, has stitches in the back of his head and between his eyebrows and has bruises all over his body as a result of blows he received.
The events took place at around 2 a.m. last Tuesday in Avenida de Magaluf where, according to the Guardia Civil and the Calvia local police, three young British men who were on holiday in Mallorca climbed onto the bonnet of a parked taxi which sparked the confrontation.
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@Fred Taylor. Yes they will be Courts Matialled and dismissed in disgrace. To have that endorsement for the rest of their very sad lives.
PerThat’s such a good question. The law is puss poor here and many people know it. Like the Crims!
Britain has been scraping the barrel for some years with the MOD. you’re never going to get academics, but with all the cuts and penny pinching, this is what you end up with. Mindless morons who degrade the whole service. It’s not a new problem but when you shrink the pool it gets much worse and makes Brits look like the thugs of Europe.
Why is the law so lenient in Mallorca,ffs.
Stan The ManYeh like they did with the rapists at Saint elm.
Andy WalkerI really hope this comment was meant as a joke, albeit one in very bad taste.
I feel sorry for the young lads, come on we all love jumping on the bonnet of a taxi whilst its moving, just a bit of a laff innit. Then some old fat 57 year old geezer jumps out of his cab for no reason and threatens them 🤷♂️. Well watcha gonna do, self defence innit. Think the taxi geezer should go down and the great British lads should fly home as heroes. Everyone is proud of our boys defending our right to trash places outside these isles. Good onya lads. Rule Brittania 💪
Well thats their careers over in the forces. Thats an instant dismissal and rightly so. These people are scum.
Releasing them on Bail is a big mistake. They could leave the Island. They should remain in custody until their trial.