Åsa Ingrosso robbery in Palma, Spain, Digi Mart USA News (Palma, Spain): Swedish media personality Åsa Ingrosso was robbed while walking home in the middle of the night in Spain, according to a publisher report from Expressen, a Swedish newspaper.
The incident took place late on the night leading into Saturday as Ingrosso, 53, was on her way home to her residence in Palma. A man came up behind her and grabbed her phone, according to Ingrosso’s account on Instagram.
Ingrosso reportedly became furious, refused to let go of the phone, and the two ended up in a fight. She said she has previously trained in kickboxing and that she landed some blows.
“We both fell down and lay there wrestling and rolling around in the bushes,” Ingrosso wrote in a text message to Expressen. She said the thief eventually grabbed the phone and ran away.
After the robbery, Ingrosso reported bleeding from her foot, pain in one hand and her neck, and an injured ring finger. She also said she has nearly lost her voice from shouting and has abrasions across her body.
In the middle of the night, she blocked her BankID, locked her phone and changed passwords without access to her mobile device. She reported the incident to police and said she can see that the phone is only a few blocks from where she lives.
“No God, never! It’s gone now,” she wrote, adding that she has already purchased a new phone.
Ingrosso described the experience as terrifying and said she is shaken, upset and angry.
She said she did not need to seek medical care. The report is based on Ingrosso’s own statements and has not been independently verified.
