A man at the Barcelona Zoo was severely injured after climbing into the lions’ pit.
Tag Archive for cataluña
Slag for Scrap Scam
by Martin Myall •
Whilst the Chinese sent a train loaded with 40 freight containers to Madrid, a group of Spaniards were not so honest with their freight-container delivery to Hong Kong.
Unwanted Passenger
by Louise Powell •
The Mossos d’Esquadra (Catalan regional police) arrested a man and charged him not only with the theft of a car, but also of ejecting the elderly passenger.
Playing with Death
by Martin Myall •
A 10-year-old girl died and an 11-year-old was seriously injured when a concrete pipe in which they were playing broke and crushed them.
Supreme Court Revokes Burka Ban
by Martin Myall •
The highest court in the land considers that Lérida in Cataluña overstepped its authority when it prohibited the use this form of headgear.
From MP to Postman
by Martin Myall •
Jordi Miralles used to be chauffered around in an official car in his capacity of Member of Parliament for the Catalan Regional Parliament – he now pushes a postman’s delivery trolley.
Hymns and Fumes
by Martin Myall •
In a church in Barcelona, 35 people suffered carbon-monoxide poisoning.
Controversial Pardons
by Martin Myall •
The story begins in 2006 with the Catalan regional police, Los Mossos d’Escuadra, arresting a Rumanian man who they had misidentified as the author of a hold up. Whilst in custody they beat up and tortured the man, which was caught on the police station’s own CCTV cameras.
Heart Wrenching Solution
by Martin Myall •
The bodies of two men, an elderly father and his middle aged son with a severe handicap, were found in a cemetery in Sant Andreu, Barcelona with gunshot wounds.
Policemen Arrested
by Martin Myall •
Members of the Catalan regional police force, Los Mossos d’Esquadra, arrested five Guardia Civil policemen as part of a police crack down on a gang that specialised on highway robbery; i.e., robberies carried out on the nations motorways.