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16 - 22 January 2020
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School stabbing inquiry The Guardia Civil is investigating whether there is a background of bullying at a school where a pupil was stabbed by another on Monday. A STUDENT was seriously injured at the Camilo José Cela Secondary School in Campillos when he was stabbed with a pair of scissors. Now police officers are trying to clarify the cause of the attack. In their search for a possible motive, they consider ‘bullying’ as the most likely underlying cause, but all hypotheses remain open. Both the school management and sources from the Education Delegation have confirmed that there are no previous files involving those involved in the event.
AIR AMBULANCE: Boy was flown to hospital in a critical condition. The victim remains stable in the Intensive Care Unit of the Regional Hos-
pital of Malaga. According to the Health Delegate, Carlos Bautista,
there were “critical” moments and fears for the life of the wounded 15-
year-old. Bautista congratulated the staff of the centre, who “saved his life” with their quick reaction. According to the delegate, the 061 medical staff requested assistance from the emergency helicopter, and the first intention was to take the injured person directly to the Regional Hospital. In the middle of the flight, transfusions were being performed to stabilise his condition, but it was deemed necessary to land at the nearer Antequera Hospital as his condition became critical.
Animal ‘death camp’ demo called ANIMAL associations in Malaga and Torremolinos have called a demonstrat i o n f o r t h i s S a t u r d a y, January 18 to demand the removal of the concession f o r t h e t o w n ’s a n i m a l shelter from the jailed ‘animal protector.’ The concession for the premises is still held by Parque Animal even though its president, Carmen Marín, has been in
prison since late 2017 for the crimes of false documentation and animal a b u s e . S o m e 2 ,2 0 0 a n i mals were destroyed without adequate veterinary supervision. The protest will start at noon at the town hall s q u a r e i n To r r e m o l i n o s , from there, the march will continue along Calle Rafael Quintana to the Plaza Costa del Sol and
the central Calle San Miguel to the Plaza de La Nogalera, where the document will be read again. The idea, according to Gloria Sánchez, from Patitas en acción, is to urge the town hall to recover the concessions and to put the exploitation of the plot out to public tend e r a g a i n s o t h a t To r r e molinos “has a reference animal shelter at last.” “We want the council to manage it and the associations would continue to do our volunteer work. We want life in Parque Animal, there have already been many deaths there,” stressed Sanchez, who added that “we are a little tired of this situation. “ I n To r r e m o l i n o s c a t colonies are multiplying while Parque Animal Park has an operating room
TRAGEDY: 2,200 animals were destroyed at the shelter. that is not being used r i g h t n o w. I m a g i n e w h a t we could do if we had an operating room and a veterinarian there.” The municipality ceded the facilities in 1998 to Parque Animal for a peri-
Done deal THE sale of the Post Office building in Malaga City has been completed for a staggering €23.5 million. The property is now in the hands of the sole bidder, company Nitsba Spain, owned by an Israeli oil tycoon.
od of 50 years. Then in November 2010 the director of the entity and two employees were arrested during the course of a Guardia Civil operation. The company then handed over the management of the shelter to another company called Canes for eight years, a decision that was ratified b y t h e c o u n c i l ’s p l e n a r y session. This period will e x p i r e n e x t y e a r, s o t h a t the management of the shelter will revert to Parque Animal, as things stand.