ISSUE NO. 1658
13 - 19 April 2017
COSTA DE ALMERÍA
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Golden oldie TIME is running out to get your tickets for one of Spain’s most legendary singers who will be performing in Almeria in just a few short weeks. The one and only Raphael is in the middle of a spectacular world tour, performing songs from his acclaimed new album Infinitos Bailes (Infinite Dances). See page 2
Leo update BRAVE cancer-fighter fouryear-old Leo Bermejo from Almeria is more than half of the way through his 31 sessions of proton beam therapy in Oklahoma. The sessions, which are
given Monday to Friday, have gone to plan and mum, Karen, has announced the family have booked flights to leave Oklahoma on April 27. See page 5
Susana speaks
JEALOUS EX: Appears to have hanged himself after beating his ex-girlfriend to death.
Murder suicide horror
WOMEN from every corner of the province arrived in Almeria City to hear Socialist President of Andalucia, Susana Diaz, speak and voice their support for a female leader to finally take the reins of power in national politics. Diaz is tipped as a future leader of Spain’s PSOE opposition party. See page 10
Woman kidnapped and killed by ex-partner Household name By Matthew Elliott A young woman was found murdered in a ditch, after her ex-boyfriend was discovered hanged in a greenhouse. All the evidence suggests that the man beat his former partner to death, drove her body out to the fields by Al Alquian, Almeria, and then killed himself. Farmers entering the greenhouse on Monday morning (April 10) found 29year-old Andrei, a man of Romanian descent, hanged from a rope tied to a metal beam among the tomatoes. He was shirtless, with blood covering his body and jeans. They alerted the National
Police, who conducted a search of the area during which they found the badly beaten body of Andra Violeta, 25. Her mother identified Andra’s body from her clothes and a tattoo on her leg. She had been reported missing by her father on Sunday after she failed to show up for a family dinner. Earlier that day they had heard her car speed off violently from
the family home and grew increasingly concerned. When they called her mobile, Andrei answered and said that their daughter was upset and didn’t want to speak with them before abruptly hanging up. Her family believe that Andrei kidnapped their daughter and may even have had an accomplice since he had no driving licence. Andra had broken up with
her partner two months previously after learning that he had spent time in prison for a violent robbery. There was no history of domestic violence but the jealous young man refused to accept the break up and began stalking her. She is the 21st woman to have been murdered by her partner in Spain this year alone as the country continues to combat machismo violence.
PROUD expats and native residents are being urged to vote for Mojacar as the famous village edges closer to becoming the new brand ambassador for Volkswagen. As previously reported by EWN, the German manufacturer is looking for a Spanish village to name its new SEAT car after. See page 14