An only child was run over in a block-community garage on Easter Sunday in Valencia. The child died later, in the early hours of the next day in Hospital La Fe in Valencia.
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Father Arrested over Baby Sale
by Martin Myall •
A man was arrested in Valencia after attempting to sell his 1-week-old baby child for 5,000 euros. The mother was also charged for her part in affair.
Here We Go Again..
by Hugh MacArthur •
A young British girl was seriously injured after falling from a 4th-floor balcony in a hotel in Costa Dorada (Tarragona) during the Festival Saloufest.
Benidorm Shooting – British Couple Dead
by David Darby •
A British couple, both aged 77, have been found dead with gunshot wounds at their villa in Xalo, near Benidorm in the province of Alicante.
A Question of Priorities
by Hugh MacArthur •
A 36-year-old man, seriously wounded after receiving six stab wounds in a fight, preferred to go to a bar and have a few beers with friends, rather than go to hospital.
Soap and Cocaine Confusion
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Ministry of Justice will pay out 8,400 euros to a French tradesman who was wrongly imprisoned for two months in Spain.
Burundanga Overdose
by Hugh MacArthur •
The police in Las Palmas de Canarias have arrested two prostitutes for slipping scopolamine to a Belgian businessman, which resulted in his death.
Controversy over Dolphin Trainer’s Death
by Vivienne Hughes •
The body of José Luis Barbero, was found in his car at Palma de Majorca Airport . The police had been trying to locate him for several days when his body, which showed no signs of violence, was discovered.
Parents Condemned Over Fatal Kids’ Prank
by Hugh MacArthur •
A group of boys dropped a large stone from an autovia bridge; it went through a windscreen, killing a hapless 59-year-old man in the front passenger seat.
Spanish Police Detain French Fugitive
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Policía Nacional in Alzira (Valencia) arrested a Frenchman on the run who had been sentenced to 30 years’ imprisonment back in France.