A 53-year-old motorcyclist not only came off his bike on the A-92, which is painful at the best of times, but a lorry ran over him. He must have been thinking how lucky he was that the wheel passed either side of him, but then his leather jacket snagged on the chassis and off they all went.
Granada Inland
News from inland Granada: Alpujarra, Lecrin Valley,Alti-plano & Poniente
Lorry Driver Found Guilty
by Vanessa Bosch •
A lorry driver was found guilty of homicidio imprudente (Involuntary manslaughter). The incident took place in Illora and resulted in the death of a small child.
False Rape Claim
by Martin Myall •
The Policia Nacional have managed to uncover a false, rape claim by an 18-year-old girl in Granada. A passer-by had found her behind a parked car, in front of a high school at 06.45h, last Sunday morning. She told him that she had been beaten and raped. However, when the man went to find her some water, she disappeared, only to report having been raped later directly to the police.
Teenage Torment
by Martin Myall •
Three 14-year-old girls have been charged with extortion, harassment and theft – their alleged victim was a 12-year-old girl.
The three ‘bullies’ decided to skip classes at their secondary school in Guadix and use this acquired ‘free time’ to torment the younger girl after tricking her into accompanying them to an abandoned house. They told her that it would be fun, but it turned out to be hell.
Knock Knock II
by Martin Myall •
In an almost ‘deja vu’ incident, the Granada Policía Local found that 61-year-old J.G.M.M. had beaten a hole through a wall to gain access to the same flat that he had tried to break into before.
Belgian Arrested for Vandalism
by Martin Myall •
A 41-year-old Belgian man was arrested in the early hours of the 10th after allegedly painting on the facade of the Iglesia San Justo y Pastor, the Colegio Mayor Bartolomé y Santiago and on the steps of La Plaza de las Pasiegas in Granada. Both the church and the college are listed as national heritage buildings.
Banks Take A Fifth
by Vanessa Bosch •
The Town Hall of Loja has to pay the equivalent of 8,000 euros a day to the banks to cover its loans, which represents 20% of its earnings.
Knock Knock…
by Martin Myall •
The Policía Nacional arrested a man when they caught him trying to smash a door down with a lump hammer; he claimed that it used to be his flat.
Guadix Roman Theatre
by Martin Myall •
The Town Hall of Guadix has presented a project to the Junta de Andalucía for the conservation of the city’s Roman theatre.
Hoax Bomb Threat
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Guardia Civil post in Órgiva received a mysterious package, followed shortly by a hoax bomb-threat call. After calling in the bomb-disposal squad (GEDEX) and evacuating the police station, which is situated in the centre of the town, they were not impressed when it turned out to be a hoax.