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VIDEO: Police in Spain’s Andalucia swoop in on ‘dangerous fugitives’ wanted in Germany for murder

Two men wanted in Germany over shooting dead a 20-year-old and for seriously injuring a 31-year-old man have been arrested in Spain on a European

7 May, 2021 @ 14:21

Crime & Law·Lead

BRUTAL KILLING: Man in Spain’s Valencia on trial for murder of a friend who was ‘a bit homosexual’

The suspected murderer claims he didn’t mean to kill his friend and that he was taken by surprise by Horacio’s advances

27 Apr, 2021 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

CCTV footage shows woman who murdered boyfriend in Spain’s Mallorca ran him over with car

According to the woman's first and one of many contradictory statements, she claimed that she started her car without noticing that the passenger door was

27 Apr, 2021 @ 10:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

DEAD BODY FOUND: Third murdered woman this year found in countryside in Spain’s Valencia region

The Guardia Civil is calling on residents not to jump to any conclusions until the case is solved.

26 Apr, 2021 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Valencian Community

photo of arrest of Alberto Sánchez Gómez issued by police in Madrid

Madrid man on trial in Spain for murdering mother, chopping her into pieces and eating her

THE self-confessed cannibal also admitted feeding pieces of her to his pet dog. Alberto Sánchez Gómez is on trial in Madrid over the death of

22 Apr, 2021 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Madrid·Other News

Trial begins for British bouncer accused of murdering Irish tourist who was ‘kicked in the head’ in Spain’s Mallorca

The 38-year-old Briton will stand trial alongside a 40-year-old Spaniard who is accused of covering up the tourist's death

21 Apr, 2021 @ 19:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Human remains found in wooded area next to roundabout in Spain’s Mallorca

Investigators say the individual likely died many months ago due to the corpse being in an advanced state of decomposition

20 Apr, 2021 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Lead

Man found murdered at home in Valencia’s Gandia

A 67-YEAR-OLD man has been found dead and tied up in his home in Gandia (La Safor, Valencia). The body of Carlos Almiñana was discovered

25 Feb, 2021 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Man murders uncle by suffocating him with pillow in Spain’s Mallorca

Investigators say the man led police to a bedroom with the victim found unresponsive on the bed

24 Feb, 2021 @ 17:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Man takes his own life with single gun shot on Murcia’s Mar Menor after killing his business partner

POLICE are trying to piece together two deaths in the Murcia region after a man was shot dead in El Palmar and his killer then

12 Feb, 2021 @ 18:30

Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Unlucky Burglar Tries To Rob Home Of Guardia Civil Agent On Spain S Costa Blanca

DRUGS HIT: Man gunned down on terrace of British bar in Alfas del Pi near Benidorm

A MAN has been gunned down in front of his British girlfriend on the terrace of a popular expat bar near Benidorm. The 42-year-old Albanian

20 Dec, 2020 @ 11:37

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

WATCH: Dramatic drone footage of Spain’s most wanted being arrested near Barcelona after 8 years in hiding

AN alleged murderer who was living in hiding for eight years has been arrested in Barcelona. Dramatic drone footage shows the capture of the suspect

7 Dec, 2020 @ 12:00

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Police search farm in Spain’s Mallorca for body of missing man feared murdered by suspected serial killer

The development has led to the arrest of a 70-year-old man who is connected to the disappearance of three other men

1 Dec, 2020 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

How much more does Marbella have to take?

A TEENAGER was fatally stabbed on a street that I used to live near. It’s a busy road that divides a popular commercial centre and

20 Nov, 2020 @ 14:48

Columnists·Giles Brown: Loud and Clear·Lead

Alleged Quesada killer named after fatal stabbing of Brit on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE alleged killer of young Brit Ben Nesbitt has been named as Wai Ming Lam. The Southport man is allegedly a well-known drug dealer and

12 Nov, 2020 @ 11:09

Costa Blanca·Lead

WATCH: Trio arrested as car linked to murder found buried in walls of house and body found wrapped in plastic 65 miles away in Spain’s Murcia

POLICIA Nacional has had to use industrial machinery to uncover a car linked with the murder of a Murcia man, before the victim was found

10 Nov, 2020 @ 21:02

Costa Blanca

Riddle of strangled dog-walker dumped in ditch on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A WOMAN was strangled when taking her dog for a walk in the Elche area of the Costa Blanca last Friday(November 6). Her body was

9 Nov, 2020 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: British expat murdered on Spain’s Costa Blanca had been attacked by the same assailant in 2017

THE alleged killer of a British expat had been involved in a knife attack on the same victim in the UK three years ago. The

16 Oct, 2020 @ 18:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

WATCH: Alleged murderer of Ben Nesbitt is arrested in Spain’s Girona

POLICE have released video footage of the arrest of the suspected killer of British man Ben Nesbitt on the Costa Blanca. Guardia Civil of Girona

7 Oct, 2020 @ 17:13

Costa Blanca·Lead

Tributes flood in as young Brit stabbed to death on Spain’s Costa Blanca is named as Ben Nesbitt

THE victim of a fatal stabbing in Southern Spain has been named as Ben Nesbitt. The 22-year-old was from Woodvale, between Southport and Formby on

4 Oct, 2020 @ 20:43

Costa Blanca·Lead

Manhunt for British expat who ‘fatally stabbed fellow Brit in neck’ during fight at house party on Spain’s Costa Blanca last night

Sources believe the murder occurred following a fight between the two men, who were both at a house party with their partners

2 Oct, 2020 @ 15:07

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Carers accused of killing disabled Benidorm woman in money-motivated attack on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A MARRIED couple have been arrested by the Policia Nacional in the town of Jaca in northern Spain, on suspicion of killing and robbing a

15 Aug, 2020 @ 13:34

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Six men going on trial in Spain’s Malaga for killing a man who supposedly stole their rooster used for illegal cock fights

SIX men will be going on trial tomorrow in Malaga province, for the murder of a man who had supposedly stolen their rooster.

28 Jun, 2020 @ 16:11

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Son arrested over dad’s murder by ‘slitting his throat’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca and is caught standing over body with knife

POLICE have detained a 30-year-old schizophrenic man for allegedly killing his father by slitting his throat. The Spanish national, undergoing medical treatment for the condition,

21 Jun, 2020 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Lead