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ISSUE NO. 1765
2 - 8 May 2019
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THROWN OUT: A man has been arrested for allegedly ramming the front of a club in Velez-Malaga.
by Sally Underwood POLICE have arrested a man accused of intentionally driving his car into the front of a club after being thrown out. The 4 4 - y e a r- o l d man , who is reportedly a resident of Arenas, is said to have sustained minor injuries in the incident. According to one publication, the man was with his cousin at a club in the La Pañoleta industrial estate in Velez-Malaga when bouncers allegedly asked the pair to leave at around 6am. After a fight reportedly broke out, the suspect is ac-
c u s ed o f g o in g to h is c a r a n d ra mmin g it in to the front of the club, allegedly leaving it badly damaged. After officers arrived, they were able to identify the suspect, who reportedly a d mitted h e h ad h it the b u ild in g w ith h is c a r be c a u s e th e b o u n c e rs ha d thrown him and his cousin out of the club.
The ma n is a ls o s a id to have accused the bouncers of hitting him. Polic e c a rrie d out a breathalyser test and claim the man gave a result of 0.6 milligrams of alcohol per litre of air, more than double the amount allowed by law. The suspect was then take n by offic e rs to a he a lth
centre in Velez-Malaga to be tre a te d for minor c uts across various parts of his body reportedly caused by the crash. Officers from the Local Police then handed the man over to the National Police who arrested him on suspicion of crimes against road safety as well as property damage.
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Child abuser jailed A MAN in Axarquia has been jailed for seven years for sexually abusing a girl with learning difficulties. The incidents took place in 2013 when the child, who has a 49 per cent disability, was 14 years old. According to Spanish media, a 54-year-old man has now been jailed by a Malaga court after he took the victim to his uninhabited house and sexually abused her on the property’s outside patio. The girl later told the court she did not know the man or how he had contacted her, but said he took her to the abandoned house and assaulted her on several occasions. The facts only came to light later when the girl was in a sex education class and told her teacher what they had discussed had happened to her. An investigation followed, which concluded at the Malaga Provincial Court. The victim reportedly suffers from a disability which delays her maturity and cognitive abilities. A psychologist’s report presented to the court said the girl had been unable to understand the consequences of the man’s actions, leaving her ‘very seriously’ affected by the incident. The psychologist also found the victim’s testimony credible, reliable and clear, and said her account was ‘a product of lived experience.’ While the accused denied the facts, judges cited in their sentencing several reasons for jailing him, as well as giving full credibility to the victim’s account. After finding the man guilty of a crime of continued sexual abuse, the judges prohibited him from communicating with his victim or coming within 500 metres of her for 10 years. In addition to his jail time, the accused will also have to pay the girl €5,000 in compensation.