Two adolescents, aged 11 and 14, were lucky that two Guardia Civil policemen were to hand after they had gone swimming in the sea, despite the surf and strong current.
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Brit Woman Stabbed
by Vivienne Hughes •
A 42-year-old British woman was allegedly stabbed in the back by her husband using a large knife.
Cruelty to Cats
by Vivienne Hughes •
The owner of a restaurant in Alicante is being tried for allegedly throwing acid on four street cats to scare them away from his premises.
Pedestrian Killed by Minor
by Vivienne Hughes •
An elderly man was knocked over and killed in Alicante when he was hit by a vehicle allegedly driven by a minor, who then fled the scene of the accident.
Brit Arrested over Drugs
by Hugh MacArthur •
The police in Alicante rumbled a shipment of drugs coming through the Alicante-Elche Airport, consisting of a new kind of synthetic cannabis-based drug.
Killed by Pack of Dogs
by Hugh MacArthur •
A 66-year-old farmer was set on by a pack of dogs and killed as he worked on his land in Beniarbeig in the province of Alicante in the last week of February.
Brits in Nursing Home Death
by Hugh MacArthur •
An 86-year-old British man allegedly murdered his 79-year-old wife in a private nursing home in the region of Valencia. The incident took place in the town of Campello (Alicante) on Sunday the 19th around 09.00h. The man, who reportedly tried to kill himself with the same knife, was treated in hospital and is now in…
UK Paedophile Arrested
by Hugh MacArthur •
A known sex offender who is wanted in the UK, Netherlands and Thailand, has been arrested in Alicante.
Buried Alive
by Vivienne Hughes •
A married couple and their 12-year-old daughter suffocated when a huge pile of clothes fell on them, burying them completely.
Kidnapped
by Hugh MacArthur •
A man from Novelda (Alicante) allegedly kept his Romanian ex-partner prisoner for six months in a house without electricity and other prime necessities.