A young father has been arrested by the police in Málaga after bursting into a hospital operating theatre and threatening the doctor a nurse.
Andalusia
Regional news from Andalucia
Utterly Shameful
by Martin Myall •
The sight of an elderly Spanish man sitting outside his house on a chair, enjoying the cool of the evening is timeless, however the recent incident of two young women in Santa Elena (Jaen) repeatedly spitting on such a person is more of a ‘sign of the times,’ than ‘timeless.’ The said video was posted…
The Cause Justifies the Means?
by Martin Myall •
A regional Member of Parliament, who is also the Chairman of a workers union (S.A.T), led a raid on a Mercadona supermarket to ‘expropriate’ basic food stuffs for charity food banks.
Transaction Hiccup & Default Retribution
by Martin Myall •
A tip off to the Policía Local in Salobreña led the to five arrests in Fuengirola by the Policía Nacional. The anonymous caller told the Salobreña police that his friend had been kidnapped by a drugs gang.
Mother Sues Judge
by Martin Myall •
A divorced woman is taking a judge to court after he took the custody of her 5-year-old daughter away from her, giving it instead to the father, who has already been sentenced to a 9-month suspended sentence for domestic violence.
Horses & The Crisis
by Martin Myall •
We have all heard of how families are not only finding it difficult to make ends meet, but in many cases, living with relations after losing their house or searching through rubbish bins for food, but if there is one thing that can force a groan of sympathy from Northern European, especially the British, it is the suffering of animals; especially horses.
Spaniard Murdered in Bournemouth
by Martin Myall •
A 23-year-old Spaniard from Coin in Málaga was murdered in Bournemouth. Sergio Retamar, who had been working there as a waiter, had told friends that his flatmate was ‘loco.’
Drowned Attempting To Rescue A Child
by Martin Myall •
A Frenchman drowned whilst on holiday in Estepona, attempting to rescue an 8-year-old girl that was trapped in an undertow.
18 Lorries Torched
by Martin Myall •
In an act that can only be deliberate arson, 18 lorries from the same construction company were burned to charred wrecks. The owners put the loss at around two million euros.
Shotgun Death Over 16-Year Old
by Vanessa Bosch •
A 20-year-old lad from Archidona (Malaga) died after receiving both barrels of a shotgun, hitting him in the neck and head. It was 23.35h on the street of a small village near Loja.