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21 - 27 February 2019
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ISSUE NO. 1755
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HERO POLICE: Officers allegedly prevented a woman throwing her child from the 10th floor.
Police ‘save baby from window fall’ By Sally Underwood TWO members of the National Police have reportedly saved the life of a three-yearold girl whose mother threatened to throw her from the 10th floor of a building. A 20-year-old Moroccan woman has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and assaulting a police officer following the incident. Police attended the building in Malaga City after neighbours reported hearing continuous crying from the small girl at around 2.05am on Saturday. After knocking on her
apartment door, police claimed a young, dishevelled-looking woman came to the door with a naked girl in her arms. When officers began questioning the woman, she reportedly became agitated and ran to the kitchen before trying to throw the girl out of the window. Police alleged they grabbed hold of the woman and child, whilst also preventing the suspect from suffocating the girl with one of her arms. During the struggle to free the child, one police officer was said to have been assaulted by the accused, who was later arrested.
The National Police claimed the woman’s apartment showed signs of neglect, with excrement and rubbish throughout the home. One officer reportedly found a dog locked in a cage surrounded by its own faeces in one of the rooms. The woman was transferred by ambulance to hospital for assessment with the
girl’s paternal grandmother who is said to be looking after the child.
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Excess earth believed to be caused by Julen’s fall MEMBERS of the Guardia Civil’s Judicial unit said they believe the approximately 70 centimetres of soil found on top of Julen’s body was caused by the toddler’s fall and subsequent rescue attempts. Officers said they had examined ‘hours’ of footage taken by a robotic camera down the 71-metre borehole where the twoyear-old died in January ahead of the release of laboratory analysis of soil samples. Antonia Barba Garcia, the lawyer representing Julen’s parents, Jose and Victoria, said the results were ‘fortuitous’ and revealed police had found the soil was made up of material from within the borehole. Police told Spanish media they had reviewed 16 photographic files and 23 videos and revealed the inside of the well had ‘hard areas with smooth walls and softer areas with loose rocks and sandy material.’ The Guardia Civil said this type of earth, ‘could be easily detached’ revealing their camera had also caused ‘small detachments’ on its descent. Officers also revealed water leaks had caused the earth to become ‘compacted, forming mud,’ which also hindered rescue attempts to reach the boy. As a negligent homicide investigation takes place into the death of Julen, the assistant to Antonio Sanchez, the man reportedly responsible for drilling the borehole, is thought to have claimed his boss assured him he had covered the hole. The man reportedly told police Sanchez said he had blocked the opening with a ‘big, heavy’ stone, although he claimed he did not see this himself. The Junta de Andalucia this week revealed the rescue attempt to reach Julen had cost €700,000.