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ISSUE NO. 1786
26 Sept - 2 Oct 2019
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THE judge overseeing the hearing against David Serrano issued an order on Friday September 20 to begin an oral hearing. Serrano is standing trial for his alleged involvement in the death of two-year-old Julen Rosello Garcia who died after falling down an unprotected well on Serrano’s land in Totalan, Malaga in January. H e i s f a c i n g c h a rg e s o f reckless homicide for his lack of safety measures in relation to the illegal well. Details of David’s possible sentence have also been released, with an estimated three-year prison sentence looking likely, along with a payment of public compensation of €885,310, the estimated cost of the two-week rescue mission. This figure does not take
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THREE YEARS JAIL
TRIAL: David Serrano faces three years in jail for reckless homicide.
into account a possible compensation order in favour of Julen’s family. According to the judge, Serrano will have 24 hours to deposit any bond once it
has been finalised and in the event of not making the payment, assets will be seized. The news of the oral hearing comes after protests from the defence lawyers
Cancer cyclists return CYCLISTS Bernardo Cortés and Francisco Bueno have returned to Nerja after completing an epic challenge in aid of charity. The pair were celebrated at a special ceremony on the Balcon de Europa organised by the Spanish Association Against Cancer (AECC), the charity for which they completed the challenge for. The mayor of Nerja, José Alberto Armijo, accompanied by the mayor of Frigiliana, the councillor for Social Services, Daniel Rivas, and members of the municipal corporation, welcomed the cyclists and presented the men with a commemorative plaque in recognition of such an achievement. Bernardo Cortés And Francisco Bueno set off last month on a 1,300km cycle ride that took them from Nerja to the town of Santiago de Compostela all in aid of the Spanish cancer charity. In total they managed to raise €30,000 for the organisation and for their efforts, received glow-
PRAISED: Bernardo Cortés and Francisco Bueno receive their gifts from Nerja mayor, José Alberto Armijo. ing praise from the mayor. “They have managed to give an important grain of economic sand to help people who need to overcome cancer. Attitudes like
those of Bernardo and Francisco are what our society needs, that is why we are deeply proud of what they have achieved,” praised the mayor.
who had requested that the investigation period be extended from six months to 18 months. The prosecution office rejected the request and Serrano now has less than 10 days to present his case in front of the court.
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Ambassador’s reassurance
FOLLOWING the collapse of Thomas Cook, some tourists who have travelled out from the UK on Thomas Cook package holidays have been asked to pay for their hotels. This should not be happening. The UK’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has sent a letter to every hotel that has an ATOL-protected passenger in it, guaranteeing the payment to the hotel from arrival to the scheduled departure date. British Ambassador to Spain Hugh Elliott said: “I hope that confirmation that the UK’s Civil Aviation Authority has already sent a guarantee of payment to every hotel with Thomas Cook package holiday customers, assures holidaymakers that there should not be any surprise bills.” He added: “If you are on an ATOL-protected package holiday and are experiencing difficulties from the hotel or they are requesting payment from you, my advice is that you call the UK’s Civil Aviation Authority on +44 1753 330 330 as soon as possible. It is also important not to make a payment to your hotel unless you are instructed to do so by the UK Civil Aviation Authority’s team.” If you are ATOL protected, you will have received an ATOL certificate as part of your reservation process. Travellers who are unsure should visit: https://thomas cook.caa.co.uk/customers/check-if-you-are-atol-protect ed/. In exceptional circumstances, if the UK’s Civil Aviation Authority is unable to guarantee the hotel stay, the CAA may need to relocate travellers to another hotel. Travellers who are not ATOL protected with any company that was part of the Thomas Cook Group, may be able to claim from their travel insurer, bank or credit card issuer.