Tag Archive for manslaughter

Justice or Injustice?

A driver, who was nearly four times the permitted alcohol limit, under the effects of cocaine % cannabis and speeding, ran down an elderly man on a zebra crossing, killing him. He received a 30-month jail sentence.

Starts Fire in Hope of Job

The Guardia Civil in Ávila arrested a man who confessed to having intentionally started the forest fire that broke out between Cuevas del Valle and Mombeltrán on the 28th of July in which a firefighter lost his life.

Rum Factory Trial

The trial over the fire at the Montero rum distilery in Motril will be held on the 15th of March, with two ex-employees facing charges of manslaughter.

Something is Amiss

Thanks to a plea deal, six policemen facing years in prison for giving a man such a beating that he died from it, got off with a just suspended sentence.