ISSUE NO. 1688
9 - 15 November 2017
COSTA BLANCA SOUTH
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Serial robber held
TAKEN AWAY: Man accused of robbing a dozen homes. ACCORDING to the Guardia Civil, a man has been arrested as the alleged perpetrator of a number of robberies in Mazarrón. Investigations began when reports were received by the police of robberies being carried out on what were mainly second homes or holiday residences in the port of Mazarrón, particularly in the areas known as Ordenación Bahía - where five of the robberies took place - and the Paseo de Rihuet that accounted for a further seven. It appears that the ‘modus operandi’ of the thief was to have previously monitored his future targets by ensuring the properties weren’t occupied and thus make it easier for him to remove easy-to-transport personal effects and small items of furniture. Enough evidence was obtained during the investigation to identify the alleged suspect and led the Guardia Civil to arrest a 25-year-old man from North Africa and charge him accordingly. He has since been sent to prison following a court hearing in Totana, Murcia.
JAILED: Katharina Katit-Stäheli (inset).
Hospital horror Mother jailed for killing baby A Swiss mother who kidnapped her 10-month-old baby son before slitting his throat in a Costa Blanca hospital will serve 11 years in jail. The verdict by an Elche jury comes after the requested 17-year sentence was reduced because Katharina KatitStäheli, 43, suffers from a mental disorder which “impeded her judgement and made her believe it was the only way,” a court statement said. Her son was born with hydrocephalus, a condition which causes fluid to accumulate in the brain and the head to increase in size. She believes the condition was caused by an oral medication she took without
knowing she was pregnant, having always sworn by natural remedies in the past. When the infant was born she rejected medical solutions offered by a Zurich hospital and stole her husband’s car before fleeing her homeland to Alicante. An international arrest warrant was issued by Swiss authorities and the woman was later spotted in a Torrevieja shopping centre by a Spanish
citizen who had seen her photo on the television. After being held by police she was taken to hospital for checks on the child, and once there requested that she be allowed to bathe him. But once alone she produced a kitchen knife from her handbag and stabbed her baby in three places before plunging the blade into her own neck in a failed suicide attempt.
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