Lázaro Gutiérrez was angry about the street works that were to commence on his street… so he threatened to set fire to himself. This occurred in the Los Santos area of Las Lagunas de Mijas.
Andalusia
Regional news from Andalucia
Mayor Fined for Smoking in Town Hall
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Mayor of Benaoján in the province of Málaga was fined 600 euros for smoking inside the town-hall building.
18-Year-Old Runs over Man… Several Times
by Martin Myall •
Adán L.G., 18, sits in prison awaiting trial after chasing a 41-year-old man down with his car and then repeatedly running over him until he had killed him, allegedly.
Narco Helicopter Crashes in Málaga
by Hugh MacArthur •
The two occupants were killed when a helicopter loaded with hashish crashed into a pylon whilst attempting to evade the Guardia Civil.
Beatings and Drownings on Immigrant Dinghy
by Vivienne Hughes •
Readers might recall our reporting on the 6th of December concerning the drowning of eight babies during a crossing from North Africa made by illegal immigrants. There have been developments since then.
The Fallen King
by Martin Myall •
A young man disguised as one of the Three Kings on a parade float fell four metres to his death when an overhead telephone cable toppled the upper structure of the vehicle.
Two Arrests over Starved Greyhound
by Vivienne Hughes •
Two men were arrested in Villacarillo (Jaén) for cruelty to and neglect of domestic animals, namely a greyhound in a lamentable state of starvation.
Fakes Sister-in-Law’s Kidnapping
by Hugh MacArthur •
The police arrested two men and the fiancee of one of them, who pretended to have been kidnapped to obtain a ransom from her sister-in-law-to-be.
Hit-&-Run Incident Involving Two Families
by Vivienne Hughes •
A father and his son are being investigated and charged for their alleged part in a hit-&-run incident involving a mother and her daughter on a zebra crossing. The incident occurred in Burguillos (Sevilla) on New Year’s Eve.
400 Pups Confiscated
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Guardia Civil confiscated 400 puppies belonging to several breeds during just the month of December in the provinces of Sevilla, Málaga and Toledo.