This is the shocking moment a security guard at a Costa del Sol pool club popular with British tourists slapped two women during a violent rampage as others tried to steal the phones of onlookers recording the incident.
Commotion broke out at the Nao Pool Club in Marbella, when a crowd of revelers invaded the parking lot.
A security team dressed in black pants and white polo shirts was sent to calm the situation, but one particularly portly guard took offense when a slender woman in a green dress appeared to wave her bag at him.
Blocking her purse, he retaliated with a violent slap that hit the side of her head, and moments later he launched an even more erratic punch at a second woman who came to her defense, hitting her in the cheek and causing her to stumble.
A British tourist who recorded the incident also appeared to capture on film how one of the bouncer’s colleagues rushed through the crowd, attempting to grab the phones of shocked onlookers who had also filmed the slaps.
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A security guard is seen punching a woman in a green dress who tried to hit him with her purse.
Moments later he delivered a devastating slap to a second woman who ran to intervene.
The slaps drew screams from shocked onlookers.
Security guards try to separate revelers fighting in the club parking lot.
Several spectators were filming the incident on their phones when another security guard burst into the crowd to confiscate their devices.
Nao Pool Club in the photo
The tourist residing in the United Kingdom claimed that she was attacked by a member of the security team.
‘They tried to grab my phone to record them and the security guard tried to fight me and my friend, he grabbed a chair to try to hit me and my friend for recording.
“He attacked (another viewer) for recording, grabbed his phone and said he wouldn’t give it back unless he deleted it.”
The disgruntled reveler also posted a photo of the guard who she claimed had assaulted her.
He was wearing an earpiece and the same uniform as the bouncer who was filmed slapping the two women in the parking lot.
‘This is the fat bitch who tried to attack me and my friend for recording his co-workers slapping women. Oh.’
He then reposted a response from a Leeds-based social media user, following an online debate about who started things, which said: “It has already been said that the woman was assaulted FIRST.”
“But the fact that you guys think it’s okay for big fucking men to constantly slap you and take your property because you hit them with a small bag is really crazy.”
Another social media user claimed that the pool club at the center of the controversy, which could not be reached for comment early this morning, “allowed security officers to slap customers” before adding : “Marbella is not a real place.” .’
Nao Pool Club, which is located in the Nueva Andalucía residential area of Marbella, describes itself on its website as the “most modern and trendy” pool club in the city.
No one answered the phone at the club this morning and an emailed request for comment went unanswered.
Footage of the riot emerged after a dramatic police raid on another beach club just at the end of the Puerto Banus promenade on Saturday afternoon.
Revelers stand and take a photo as police enter the famous Ocean Club in Marbella
The national police enter the Puerto Banús complex on May 25, 2024
About 20 police officers were seen walking around the complex over the holiday weekend.
There, tourists in swimsuits and bikinis watched in disbelief as armed agents wearing bulletproof vests crashed the famous Ocean Club in the Marbella town of Puerto Banús in an attack in broad daylight and under a glorious blue sky.
Tourists crowding the “beautiful people” venue, which over the weekend held one of two annual champagne parties popular with UK holiday visitors, were urged to remain calm.
Police broadcast messages over loudspeakers in Spanish and English saying: “This is just a routine check.” When we finish you can continue enjoying your afternoon.
“Don’t worry, nothing serious is wrong.”
But footage of the operation, which lasted almost two hours and also involved a police helicopter that flew overhead after officers arrived, showed why some revelers were uneasy about having their holiday interrupted in such a way. so radical.
A client is believed to have been arrested, although police have not yet officially commented on the reason for the arrest.
The spectacular attack on the club followed a series of shootings in the area, prompting the launch of so-called Operation Marbella last month to keep British and Irish tourists safe.
Police warned locals and visitors at the time that they could expect to see more random stops and police checkpoints in and around the holiday destination.
Police officer appears to push tourists aside during sudden ‘checks’
The revelers can only watch in bewilderment as the group of officers carry out their sweep.
Ocean Club officials said in a statement after Saturday’s raid: “First and foremost, we would like to express our gratitude to our guests who were patient and willing to cooperate with authorities during this unexpected turn of events.”
‘In recent weeks, Spanish police have launched ‘Operation Marbella’ in light of recent events along the Coast.
‘This action plan has been put in place to protect our citizens and ensure that Marbella remains a safe haven for visitors.
‘Over the last few months the press has shone an undesirable light on our beloved city and this plan aims to restore Marbella to its former glory.
‘To achieve this, law enforcement will increase police presence and carry out surprise raids on several establishments on the coast over the coming months.
“We apologize for any inconvenience this has caused our valued customers and hope for your understanding as these incidents are beyond our control.”
One of the shootings that occurred in and around Marbella this year was the March 11 attack on the British restaurant La Sala, near Puerto Banús, which led to the arrest in April of a British man and an Irish national described by police as linked to organized crime. .
In the early hours of Saturday morning, a 33-year-old man was shot in an urbanization located a short distance from Puerto Banús, just across the municipal boundary from Marbella, in the neighboring municipality of Estepona.
No arrests have been made yet. A dozen bullet casings believed to have been fired from an AK-47 were reportedly found on the ground at the scene.
Fernando Bentabol, the prosecutor in charge of combating drug trafficking in the province of Malaga, highlighted its darkest point in a recent newspaper interview by comparing it to Medellín.
Locals have branded parts of Marbella such as Puerto Banús the “Wild West”.