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ISSUE NO. 1712
26 April - 2 May 2018
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COSTA BLANCA SOUTH
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Brit convicted for brutal attack by Matt Ford A BRITISH man could be sentenced to 13 years in a Spanish prison after being found guilty of a horror stabbing on the Costa Blanca. Benjamin Da Costa, 30 was convicted of killing former army medic Scott Waring in the wake of a trial in Elche. Prosecutors told a jury of nine people the dad-of-one, 40, died soon after being attacked with a ‘glass or pint jug’ following an argument with Da Costa. Expatriate Simon Williams, landlord of the Hub Sports Bar in Villamartin Plaza, Orihuela Costa, has also been found guilty of trying to cover up the attack. He cleared away the broken glass and told investigators that the incident happened outside his establishment “to
‘COVER UP’: The attack took place in Villamartin Plaza, Orihuela Costa, victim Scott Waring (left) and bar owner Simon Williams (right), who was found guilty of ‘hindering the investigation.’ help Da Costa and hinder the investigation,” the court heard. The victim, who earlier completed four tours of Northern Ireland, was working as a chef and had a three-year-old daughter at the time of his death. Scott’s mum Susan report-
edly told local media that her son had spent nine years in the army and described him as a “troubled soul” who underwent counselling to help him cope with what he had seen on tour. “He was an extremely kind person and never aggressive,”
she added. “He idolised his daughter and couldn’t do enough for her. “I think he was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time.” Neither of the two men was sentenced at the end of the four-day hearing, with a judge expected to deliver his verdict shortly. Mr Williams is likely to receive a suspended prison sentence if he receives two years or less, while Da Costa faces up to 13 years behind bars for homicide.
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