Awarded Best
COSTA DE ALMERÍA YOUR PAPER, YOUR VOICE, YOUR OPINION
15 - 21 March 2018
Murder probe suspect held A MAN has been arrested in Almeria on suspicion of multiple crimes including homicide, robbery with violence and a crime against public health. An investigation began at the beginning of March when the body of a 48year-old Argentine woman was found at a house on Calle Agua Amarga. According to reports, at first the death seemed to be from natural circumstances but after an autopsy it was revealed that the woman had died by asphyxia. The house where the victim was found was allegedly being used as a point of sale for narcotics; with two rooms in the house found being used for growing marihuana. From that moment the investigation was focused on people who regularly visited the house, including an individual who reportedly didn’t turn up for work on the night of the alleged murder. After further investigation, officers were able to place the man in the house during the hours that the crime is believed to have taken place and police then attempted to locate him. Thirteen hours after the body was discovered, the 40-year-old Spaniard was arrested and charged with crimes against public health, robbery with violence and homicide.
WWW.EUROWEEKLYNEWS.COM
Laid to rest Thousands attend funeral of Gabriel by Joe Gerrard Thousands of people are estimated to have turned out for the funeral of Gabriel Cruz, the eightyear-old boy whose body was found after a 12-day search. Angel Cruz and Patricia Ramirez, Gabriel’s father and mother, were joined by mourners including Spain’s Interior Minister and Deputy Prime Minister. The funeral took place on Tuesday at Almeria’s Cathedral de la Encarnation and was led by the Bishop of Almeria Monsignor Adolfo Gonzalaz Montes. Police have arrested Ana Julia Quezada, the girlfriend of Angel Cruz, after officers reportedly found the body of the eight-yearold in the boot of her car. Spanish media have reported that she has since confessed to killing Gabriel. Mourners gathered outside the cathedral shouted “You are not alone” and “We are all Gabriel.” Patricia Ramirez thanked everyone for their support and messages of affection when speaking to the media at the service. “I have no words of thanks for all the good deeds from people involved, although this has not had a happy ending,” she said. She added she did not wish for people to talk about Quezada. “This woman does not deserve to be covered, let us not talk about her,” she said. “The little fish is swimming to heaven and I would like all the people to send a fish with a nice word wherever they want,” she added.
Credit: Juan Ignacio Zoido, via Twitter
ISSUE NO. 1706
Newspaper in Spain 2018
FINAL JOURNEY: Gabriel Cruz’s funeral was held this Tuesday with leading Spanish politicians in attendance. Fishes were the eight-yearold’s favourite animal and became a symbol of the search efforts while they were ongoing. Hundreds of people paid their respects to Gabriel when his coffin arrived at a chapel dedicated to his memory on Monday. Around 12,000 people in Almeria City held a five-minute’s silence for the eight-year-old following the discovery of his body on Sunday. King Felipe, the Junta de Andalucia President Susana Diaz, Sevilla mayor Juan Espadas and Malaga mayor Francisco de la Torre observed a minute’s silence at a Sevilla conference on Monday. Towns across Almeria also held minute’s silences and authorities in Nijar declared three days of mourning following the news that Gabriel’s body had been
found. Quezada was placed under surveillance shortly after she allegedly found a t shirt at the bottom of the Las Aguilas ravine. It was said to belong to Gabriel and confirmation came later that it had traces of his DNA on it. She was arrested in the early hours of Sunday morning after officers saw her remove something from a well on the Cañada de la Soledad farm, in Rodalquilar. Guardia Civil officers who watched her do this then asked to search her car and found Gabriel’s body in the boot, according to police. It has since been reported that Quezada confessed to killing the eight-year-old. She allegedly told police she acted in self defence after he attempted to as-
sault her. Results from a post-mortem examination found Gabriel had died from asphyxiation. The search for Gabriel Cruz page 8