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ONLY 1% INSURED IN FIRE JUST two out of 140 Mijas victims of the fire that ravaged the Costa del Sol last month were insured. The numbers are similar in the nearby municipalities of Marbella, Coin and Ojen, according to the mayor of Mijas Angel Nozal. In Mijas the figures refer to the number of householders who have visited the town hall complaining of damage to their properties.
Surprised
Nozal, a former insurance broker with Zurich, told the Olive Press he was ‘not surprised’ by the figures. He said: “It is only the English and other expats who get covered. “The Spanish just don’t think it is going to hapTurn to Page 7
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Costa link to Alps murders EXCLUSIVE by Jon Clarke
THE father of a British father-of-two gunned down in cold blood with his family in the French Alps died a sad and lonely death on the Costa del Sol. The Olive Press can reveal that millionaire businessman Kadhem alHilli passed away in a care home in Benalmadena without any of his family present. Intriguingly detectives are now probing his death after it was claimed he mysteriously went missing for six days prior to his death at the SAR care home in Torrequebrada last August. They are also probing why his mur-
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Detectives likely to probe dead Briton’s father, who died a lonely death on the Costa del Sol last year
dered son Saad – who was found in a mountain layby with two bullets in his head, alongside his dead wife and mother-in-law a fortnight ago - put a stop on his will, allegedly, in part, over the ownership of his father’s flat in Mijas. The reported feud between brothers Saad, 50, and Zaid, 53, has led to speculation that Zaid ordered the hit, which also saw the death of a French cyclist, who police believe witnessed the killing.
Feud
In a letter Saad - a wealthy engineer, who lived in a €2m home in Surrey had described his brother as a ‘control freak’ and insisted he wanted to ‘wipe him out of my life’. While Zaid has strongly denied the fued, claims that both brothers had been present at their father’s side on his deathbed last year do not ring true, as the Olive Press has discovered. Neither son, it emerges, is listed on his death certificate, which is held at Benalmadena register office. More intriguingly, a close friend, who witnessed his death and signed paperwork, insisted he did not want to comment on the fued between the sons. “I would prefer not to comment on that,” said Alla Hussein Mohamed,
from Fuengirola, who kept a close eye on the ageing Iraqi in the years before his death. Despite confirming that his sons were NOT at the care home on August 11 last year, he said they had turned up together in the ensuing days to pick up his body. “This is a huge international case and I am not able to comment on that,” insisted the fellow Iraqi, who is listed on his death certificate. “Both sons arrived in Spain and took him back to London. They came over from time to time to see him and they were both very sad as you would expect. As for their exact relationship I don’t want to comment.” What he was able to confirm was that Kadhem alHilli lived a comTurn to Page 2
MASSACRE: The al-Hilli family car riddled with bullets and (top) Saad