The Guardia Civil in Roquetas de Mar rescued a 3-month-old baby from a parked car, where it had been left whilst the parents went shopping.
Andalusia
Regional news from Andalucia
Hope for Burn Victims
by Vivienne Hughes •
Doctors in Andalucía have carried out the first skin transplant in Spain, using skin generated from the patients own samples.
Nine Lives
by Vivienne Hughes •
The 9-year-old girl in Málaga who fell seven floors and survived can only be described as ‘very, very lucky,’ to be alive.
Sick Society: Two
by Martin Myall •
The 35-year-old man accused of killing his baby of only 45 days in Campohermos, Almeria, had been lying low, waiting for a chance to escape the country and head for Morocco.
Sick Society: One
by Hugh MacArthur •
A man is facing 20 years for allegedly murdering his wife: according to the police, he stabbed her 49 times and poked both of her eyes out.
49 Stab Wounds
by Vivienne Hughes •
A man in Almería stands trial for allegedly stabbing his wife to death in 2014 and is now facing 20 years in prison.
Seven Dead Dogs
by Martin Myall •
Whilst conscious that we don’t want to turn into a “bleeding-heart” publication, it’s impossible not to cover this: four pups and two adult dogs died from heat exhaustion in car.
Fatal Silly Mistake
by Hugh MacArthur •
Tragedy in Camino del Realejo, in Puente Tablas (Jaén) after somebody threw gasoline on an open fireplace – four family members died as a consequence.
El Rocio Collateral Damage
by Vivienne Hughes •
May is the month of El Rocio and romerias in general but amongst the costumes, flower, decorated carts and horseback riders… there’s also death.
Daughters Sold By Father
by Hugh MacArthur •
Two Romanian sisters were rescued by the Policia Nacional in Sevilla after having been sold by their parents for 1,700 euros.