A young man of 22 caused mayhem, hitting other vehicles with his 4×4, as well as knocking a cyclist off his bike… because he thought that he was in a video game.
Andalusia
Regional news from Andalucia
Dane Arrested over Death
by Vivienne Hughes •
A Dane in his 70’s has been arrested in Fuengirola over the violent death of his wife, whose body was discovered yesterday, Friday the 12th of February.
US Woman Stabs Baby
by Martin Myall •
An American mother living in Sevilla allegedly stabbed her own baby to death, just months old, this morning, the 10th of February.
Pigs and Piglets
by Martin Myall •
Two young men are being investigated by the Guardia Civil over a case of cruelty to animals; i.e., crushing 72 piglets to death for fun.
Larger Quake Felt
by Editor •
This morning around half five there was an earth tremor that registered 6.3 on the Richter Scale; again with its epicentre under the Med between Andalusia and Eastern Morocco.
Firemen Arrested for Human Trafficking
by Hugh MacArthur •
The title is an improbably combination of words, but as improbable as it might seem three firemen volunteers from Sevilla were arrested by the Greeks for Human Trafficking
A Stiff in the Freezer
by Hugh MacArthur •
You expect to find all kinds of ice-creams in the freezer of an ice-cream parlour, but what you don’t expect is the frozen body of a man – however, this was the case in Sevilla.
Brits Bagged in Huge Drugs Bust
by Martin Myall •
The Spanish police arrested members of two international drug rings in the North of Spain, confiscating three tonnes of coke and 1.2m euros, as well as vehicles and arms.
Posthumous Medal
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Ministry of the Interior has awarded the Plata al Mérito Policial to a policeman who was knocked down and killed whilst on duty.
Family’s Locked-Away Secret
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Policia Nacional discovered that a family in the province of Sevilla had been keeping a 59-year-old member with mental problems locked up in appalling conditions.