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Malaga horse-drawn carriage driver beats up unhappy foreign tourist in Spain’s Andalucia

A Malaga horse-drawn carriage driver has been arrested by the Policia Nacional after punching a dissatisfied tourist three times. The foreign visitor went to hospital

15 Jul, 2022 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Covid surge in Spain: Number of cases in Valencia is six times higher than a year ago

Hospital doctor assaulted by woman angry with emergency waiting times in Spain’s Valencia

A female doctor was attacked by a woman who was told to wait for emergency treatment at a Valencia hospital. The 32-year-old aggressor has been

11 Jul, 2022 @ 10:51

Crime & Law·Health·Lead·Valencia

Ex-British boxer with violent past gets arrested for beating up girlfriend at Mallorca hotel in Spain

A British ex-professional boxer, Stephen Kinnersley, has been arrested by the Guardia Civil for assaulting his partner at a Mallorca hotel. Kinnersley, 43, was detained

22 Jun, 2022 @ 17:15

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Boozed-up British tourist bites police officers at passport control in Mallorca airport in Spain

A British tourist with an underlying psychological condition had to be restrained at Palma de Mallorca airport last week, after attacking police officers at passport

30 May, 2022 @ 18:59

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Passport control mayhem with drunk British tourist attacking police at Costa Blanca airport in Spain

A British man has been arrested at Alicante-Elche airport after attacking three Policia Nacional officers at passport control. The tourist flew in last weekend and

24 May, 2022 @ 16:45

Alicante·Brexit·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Man tries to strangle health centre receptionist in Valencia area of Spain

TWO Gandia health centre receptionists were attacked by a man who walked in and started to insult them. The man appeared at the Beniopa centre

19 May, 2022 @ 17:09

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Home robbers made weekly 300 kilometre round-trips to Costa Blanca in Spain

A member of a Murcia-based home robbery gang has been arrested in Alicante Province over 11 break-ins. The 25-year-old man was part of a crew

5 Apr, 2022 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Police catch international drugs gang boss who used helicopters to carry narcotics in Spain's Andalucia

Man charged over alleged ‘glass bottle’ assault inside Palma nightclub

A MAN has been arrested in connection with an alleged assault at a nightclub in Palma. It comes after reports a man was struck with

23 Mar, 2022 @ 18:44

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

School bullies kick and punch girl, 11, in toilet on Spain’s Costa Blanca and post video on social media

JUVENILE prosecutors are probing an assault on a girl, 11, by seven children from her Costa Blanca school. The attack happened on March 16 in

22 Mar, 2022 @ 16:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Spain’s Malaga has five times fewer Covid hospital admissions than a year ago

Racist drunk threatens to kill female hospital doctor in Spain’s Valencia

A drunk man threatened to kill a doctor in a Valencia hospital emergency department and uttered racist insults against her. The 34-year-old man was suffering

25 Feb, 2022 @ 12:03

Crime & Law·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Unsolved Benidorm Killing Of British Holidaymaker Visiting Spain Prompts Fresh Police Appeal

Unsolved Benidorm killing of British holidaymaker in Spain prompts fresh police appeal

GREATER Manchester Police have made a new appeal for information to find the killer of a British tourist who was brutally assaulted outside Benidorm bar

21 Feb, 2022 @ 15:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Brutal Revenge Gang Attack As Shop Is Trashed In Mallorca Tourist Spot In Spain

Brutal revenge gang attack as shop gets trashed in Mallorca tourist spot in Spain

FIVE men have been arrested after a fight spilled over into a Paseo Maritimo shop in Palma. One man was struck all over his body

13 Jan, 2022 @ 12:06

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Covid Infected Teenager Slaps Mother In Face After Being Told To Stay At Home In Valencia Area Of Spain

COVID-infected teenager assaults mother in home isolation dispute in Spain’s Valencia area

POLICE in Valencia have arrested a 19-year-old woman who attacked her mother after being told to stay at home because she had a COVID-19 infection.

12 Jan, 2022 @ 19:45

Coronavirus·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Youth Thugs Robbery Murcia Costa Blanca Spain

Violent knife-wielding youths commit 21 robberies in Costa Blanca and Murcia areas of Spain

TWO youths committed 21 robberies in the Costa Blanca and Murcia areas without hesitating to beat up anybody that stood in the way. The violent

31 Dec, 2021 @ 17:38

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia·Valencian Community

Woman in Murcia attacks medical inspector after being told benefits would stop

POLICE in the region Murcia Spain were called out to a disturbance at the San Andres Health Centre in Murcia, on Tuesday, November 9 after

10 Nov, 2021 @ 16:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Man On Hate Crime Charges After An Anti Islamic Tirade During A Wedding In A Costa Blanca Mosque In Spain

Man gets charged with hate crime after foul tirade at an Islamic wedding in a Costa Blanca mosque in Spain

AN Elche man has been arrested on hate crime charges after gate-crashing an Islamic wedding and threatening attendees. He punched one of the congregation members

8 Nov, 2021 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Police attacked after trying to stop customers smoking drugs at a Costa Blanca restaurant in Spain

A fight broke out on an Elche restaurant terrace after police tried to deal with customers smoking marijuana. Policia Nacional officers were attacked and one

4 Nov, 2021 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Drugs, drink-driving and violence make for a busy time for Gibraltar police

CRIME is on the rise in Gibraltar with a number of recent incidents including the seizure of 800 litres of fuel and police assault. On

20 Jul, 2021 @ 16:15

Gibraltar·Lead

Medics In Murcia Area Of Spain Accuse A Man Of Assault After They Removed His Pregnant Wife's Hijab

Medics accuse a man of assault in Spain’s Murcia after they removed his pregnant wife’s hijab

THREE Alhama de Murcia emergency health workers have complained about a man who lost his temper over the removal of his pregnant wife’s hajib. A

14 Jul, 2021 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Benidorm on Spain's Costa Blanca sends best wishes to Queen Elizabeth II on her Platinum Jubilee

British expat in Benidorm assaulted and robbed at entrance to his Costa Blanca home in Spain

BENIDORM police have arrested a robber who attacked a British resident and stole his bank cards and an expensive watch. The 32-year-old Romanian assailant then

24 Jun, 2021 @ 11:48

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Thug runs over elderly woman with car in brutal robbery in Spain’s Mallorca

Policia Nacional say the 80-year-old woman had caught the 40-year-old detainee trying to open up her car boot in Palma's Son Ferriol district

14 Apr, 2021 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Two-year home imprisonment ordeal ends for Madrid woman abused by her husband in Spain

A Madrid woman was rescued by the Policia Nacional after her husband refused to let her out of their home for two years. The 23-year-old

6 Apr, 2021 @ 20:30

National News

Homeowner brutally beaten by two burglars in Spain’s Mallorca

One of the detainees is considered to be a 'dangerous criminal' and expert in martial arts with several active warrants for his arrest

2 Feb, 2021 @ 10:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Three arrested for luring woman to fake funeral to assault her in Spain’s Mallorca

The group had come up with an elaborate plan to get the woman on her own with the intention of beating her up

1 Feb, 2021 @ 19:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Expat arrested on suspicion of murder after pushing stepfather through French window on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 40-year-old expat has been arrested on suspicion of murder after allegedly pushing his stepfather through a French window on Spain’s Costa Blanca. The man,

13 Jan, 2020 @ 13:49

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Woman in critical condition after being savagely beaten by husband in Spain’s Mallorca

The assailant then handed himself into a police patrol on the streets, before going to the Civil Guard headquarters.

12 Sep, 2019 @ 15:18

Lead·Mallorca

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