ISSUE NO. 1691
30 Nov - 6 Dec 2017
COSTA DE ALMERÍA
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Brazen attack Photo credit Guardia Civil
Prison plan slammed
SHAMELESS: Thief threatened child with knife. A CHILD was the victim of an armed robbery in Adra. Police have since apprehended the suspect, a local male aged 34. He is accused of approaching the youngster and threatening him with a knife before snatching his mobile phone. The incident took place just outside the doors to the victim’s apartment building. Investigating officers conducted a wide range of inquiries before settling on their suspect, who has an extensive criminal record for violent robberies and theft. The suspect is now in custody and facing sentencing.
Runaway held A FUGITIVE on the run from Belgian police was captured in Carboneras. The suspect, wanted for the attempted murder of his ex-wife in October, was seized on a European Arrest Warrant. His ex-wife was found with 18 stab wounds on a bench in the Belgian seaside town of Koksijde but survived thanks to quick medical attention. He will soon be extradited to Belgium where he faces a maximum prison sentence of 30 years.
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GUILTY: The skipper faces more than five years in prison unless he chooses to appeal.
In deep water Skipper faces five years in jail By Kat Ashton A 29-year-old Algerian boat skipper will serve five years and six months in prison. It comes after a judge found him guilty of dangerously steering a boat across troubled seas which resulted in three people losing their lives. There were 14 people on board the five-metre inflatable motorised dinghy in total, who had allegedly paid around €800 each to make the journey. Despite the accused claiming he was in the same situation as the other men on board, a witness testified that this man in question had been in charge of
steering the boat and had been the only one with a compass. The rest of the men were apparently charged with emptying water out of the boat as they had no navigational experience. It is believed the man had organised the passage over with his associates, whom he has not named, and was also seen helping passengers into the boat before they set sail. The boat set off to Spain from the African coast in the cover of night, without any lights, life jackets or radios to call for help. It was spotted by a Guardia Civil patrol boat, just as a large
amount of water entered the boat and it began to sink. The passengers allegedly panicked and all stood up at once to be rescued, which capsized the boat and caused them to fall into the water. The emergency services were unable to locate three of the passengers, who were later ruled to be lost at sea following a three-day search effort. The Almeria Provincial Court ruled that the boat had clearly been overloaded, which increased the risk of it capsizing or sinking, and that making the trip at night without sufficient safety measures also increased the risk of fatalities.
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HUMAN rights activists reacted furiously to news that 500 illegal immigrants will be transferred from Almeria and Murcia to a Costa del Sol prison. The government made the announcement after nearly 1,000 immigrants reached the shores of southern Spain last weekend. Juan Miralles, president of the Almeria Acoge Association for immigrant rights, criticised the decision, describing it as “inhuman.” The national government has said prison is a temporary measure and that immigrants will be housed there safely for a maximum of 40 days.