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ISSUE NO. 1734
Newspaper in Spain 2017 & 2018
ALGARROBO: Killing shocks sleepy town.
Guard murder charge POLICE in Algarrobo have held a reconstruction after a man was brutally murdered. A 47-year-old man is now awaiting trial after a 63-yearold security guard, Antonio Camacho Reina ‘El Manco,’ was allegedly murdered in the early hours of Saturday morning. The Algarrobo resident had been working as a municipal security guard in the area’s Las Escalerillas park when a witness says he was attacked, thrown to the ground and kicked repeatedly. Police say the victim sustained multiple serious injuries to the back of his neck and head. A source explained officers initially believed the man had been attacked by
several aggressors due to the force and number of his injuries. A witness later confirmed only one man had carried out the attack, punching and kicking the victim repeatedly while on the ground before jumping on his head. Within 48 hours of the crime, police used witness accounts to arrest a local man, named only as JJ, on suspicion of murder. The alleged attacker is currently being held on remand awaiting a first hearing and was released briefly to take part in a crime re-enactment in Algarrobo. Police explained they originally believed the alleged murderer attacked his victim while trying to steal electri-
cal equipment from the park. Officers say they discounted this theory after discovering the two men had quarrelled before and that the victim had begun a relationship with the accused’s ex-partner. Locals have reacted with shock while the town’s mayor, Alberto Perez, postponed an annual festival and declared two days of mourning during which flags flew at half-mast over public buildings. One resident described Antonio Camacho Reina as: “A good person, who had no problems with anyone, and who had bad luck.” The accused is said to be a well-known Algarrobo resident who lived in the town with his older brother. The man reportedly suffered from
mental health problems and police say they found several marihuana plants in his home following a search at his property.
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Fire threat A FIRE in a Nerja park has alarmed residents. Locals are now calling on authorities to ramp up security measures after it was revealed the fire in ParqueVerano Azul could have been started intentionally. The blaze, which was the second of its kind in two years, destroyed a cypress tree as well as some nearby plants. No people were injured and no further damage was caused after locals moved their parked cars away from the fire until firefighters were able to extinguish it. Firemen from the Provincial Consortium worked with members of the Local Police to tackle
the flames, preventing it spreading. Locals told one publication of their ‘discomfort,’ at the fire, which they believed could have been caused by a group of young men seen ‘smoking and drinking,’ in the park shortly before the blaze. The park is currently fitted with a security fence but is awaiting a gate and continues to attract vandalism at night according to locals. The most recent fire was the second of its kind in two years after a small fire started in September 2016 during Nerja’s first Chanquete World Festival, very close to a replica of a boat used in a 1980’s Spanish programme.