A tourist from Spain was arrested after she allegedly assaulted a teen girl to get a better view of a Disney World parade.
Martha Lucia Zapata-Echeverri, 51, who is originally from Colombia but is currently a citizen of Spain, was watching a parade Sunday when she injured the 17-year-old girl, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
The teen told police that she was standing along the parade route on Main Street U.S.A. across from the Cinderella Castle when she was physically confronted by Zapata-Echeverri.
The girl alleged that Zapata-Echeverri placed her hand on her ‘trying to make space’, leaving a bruise and abrasion on her arm.
According to the police report, the teenager took a step back to allow one of her companions to move in front of her.
She stated that Zapata-Echeverri then grabbed her arm and pulled her to the side.
Zapata-Echeverri disputed the accusation and said that she was walking behind her daughter to get to the front of the crowd.
Martha Lucia Zapata-Echeverri, 51, who was born Colombia but is currently a citizen of Spain, was watching a parade at Disney World’s Magic Kingdom on Sunday when she injured the 17-year-old girl, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. Zapata-Echeverri, who arrived in the U.S. on a tourist visa, was released on a $2,500 bond
A judge told Zapata-Echeverri that she is barred from visiting all Disney properties
She added that the teenager pushed into her and told her that ‘it was her spot.’
Zapata-Echeverri was taken to the Orange County jail and was charged with child abuse.
She appeared before a judge and pleaded not guilty and was released on a $2,500 bond.
As part of her release from jail, the judge barred her from visiting all Disney properties.
Zapata-Echeverri came to the United States on a tourist visa July 2 and was scheduled to return to Spain on Wednesday, her attorney told NBC affiliate, WFLA television.
