Åsa Ingrosso, 53, was robbed while walking home to her accommodation in the Spanish city of Palma in the early hours of Saturday, according to Expressen. In posts on Instagram and messages to the Swedish outlet, she said the incident turned into a physical fight before the assailant fled with her mobile phone. She has reported the robbery to police.
Why it matters
The case puts a spotlight on street crime in one of Spain's most visited island cities and on the practical fallout of a phone theft. Beyond the loss of a device, Ingrosso described scrambling in the middle of the night to secure her digital life — blocking her BankID, locking the handset and changing passwords — all without the phone in her hand. Her account also illustrates how quickly a walk home can escalate, and why victims are often advised to hand over property rather than resist.
A struggle in the bushes
Writing to Expressen, Ingrosso said she reacted with fury when the robber grabbed at her phone and refused to let go. The pair ended up fighting, and she said her previous kickboxing training helped her land a few blows. Both of them went to the ground, she said, wrestling and rolling among the bushes before the attacker finally got hold of the device and ran off.
The aftermath was messy. Ingrosso said she was bleeding from a foot and had pain in one hand and her neck. She also injured a ring finger and said she has almost no voice left after shouting so much during the confrontation. In her first message to the outlet, she described having scrapes in various places and aching in every muscle.
She told Expressen she has not needed medical care. On Instagram she wrote that she was sitting in a bath afterwards, exhausted and badly shaken, and that she felt nauseous, upset and angry. In a later message she called the experience deeply unpleasant and said she had been trembling throughout the day.
Phone traced nearby, but written off
Ingrosso said she has filed a police report and that her phone appears to be only a few blocks from where she lives. Even so, she has written it off. Asked whether she wanted the device back, she said no — it is gone now — and confirmed she has already bought a replacement.
The robbery happened as she was heading to her accommodation late in the night leading into Saturday, a detail she shared on Instagram. Expressen's report draws on her social media posts and on direct messages she sent to the newspaper.
For now, the police investigation is the next thing to watch, and whether the phone's apparent location a few streets away leads to any recovery or an arrest.
