Police use teargas on protesters as disabled woman, 87, evicted from Madrid home

Police use teargas on protesters as disabled woman, 87, evicted from Madrid home

Spanish police deployed tear gas against demonstrators outside a Madrid apartment after a 87‑year‑old disabled woman was forced to leave her home. The woman, Maricarmen, had lived in the flat for 71 years before a developer purchased the property. Housing‑rights groups condemned the eviction as harsh and called for legal protection of tenants in Spain.

Police use teargas on protesters as disabled woman, 87, evicted from Madrid home — PinBrief