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ISSUE NO. 1758
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SERIOUS CRASH: The incident, which reportedly took place on the Torrox-Frigiliana road, left the pair in the Axarquia Regional Hospital (inset).
Ravine crash AN elderly Norwegian couple has reportedly been seriously injured after their car dropped 30 metres into a ravine in Torrox. According to Spanish media, firefighters were forced to help release the
trapped pair from the vehicle before they were transferred to the Axarquia Regional Hospital. The incident is said to have taken place on the country road connecting Torrox and Competa, near the Pago Be-
namar. Police are investigating what caused the car to leave the road before it fell around 30 metres, flipping several times and ending up upside down. Members of the Provincial Fire Brigade, Guardia Civil and health ser-
Julen case appeal DAVID SERRANO, the owner of the land where Julen died in January, has appealed a judge’s decision not to investigate claims the boy could have been killed during rescue attempts. Serrano’s lawyers are urging the Malaga court to call members of the Provincial Fire Brigade, mountain rescue and Guardia Civil to testify over the claims. Antonio Flores, the firm’s senior partner, claimed a report compiled by his company and signed by his brother, architect Jesus Maria Flores, shows Julen may not have been killed by his fall down the 71-metre well but by rescue efforts. A judge had previously rejected requests to carry out further tests saying expert testimony was still pending.
At the court case investigating possible negligent manslaughter, Serrano’s lawyers claimed two-year-old Julen could have been killed by initial efforts to reach him. The defence team handed the court a report claiming the child could have been killed by a long instrument reportedly used by rescuers to try to move a presumed blockage in the well and which turned out to be where Julen had landed. Lawyers claimed hairs allegedly found on the tool could show it had harmed the boy’s head. However, sources told Spanish media it is unlikely since no blood is said to have been found on the instrument. David Serrano is so far the only person who has officially been named as under investiga-
tion, while several others have been called as witnesses, including Antonio Sanchez, the man who reportedly drilled the borehole.
vices worked to help the couple, who are said to have suffered multiple injuries and remain in the Emergency Department of the hospital. According to Spanish media, doctors are performing tests to ascertain the extent of their injuries.
‘Bitten’ on duty A GUARDIA CIVIL officer has allegedly been bitten by an 18-year-old as the policeman tried to st op hi m at t acki ng hi s parents in Nerja. An officer is said to have received a wound to the fingers on his right hand after the boy, who is thought to suffer from a mental illness, reportedly bit him. Pol i ce al l ege t hi s i s not the first time the boy has been accused of vi ol ence t owar ds hi s par ent s, and t ook t o Twitter to post an image of t he off i cer i n bandages. The suspect has since been arrested on suspicion of assaulting a police officer and brought before a court in nearby Torrox.