Three boys and two girls between the ages of 14 and 19 were playing cards in a park in Madrid. A hail of machetes put an end to the game.

The worst affected was a 14-year-old boy who was left for dead by his friends. In the dock sits JJR, an alleged member of the Dominican Don't Play (DDP) and whom the victims identified by a tattoo of a rose on the inside of his hand. "They were going to kill us," the friend who was slightly injured this Monday told the prosecutor.