British man, is in a deep coma after being attacked by a burglar at his home in Benalmádena

65 year old man, reported as British, is in a coma after being attacked by a burglar at his home in Benalmádena on Friday, La Opinión de Málaga reports this Tuesday.The un-named victim is reported to be under treatment in the Intensive Care Unit of Carlos Haya Hospital in Málaga and his condition is serious.It happened in an apartment block on Calle Levante on the Alegranza Urbanisation when the pensioner returned home from a local bar. The paper says his attacker was tall with a shaved head and assaulted his victim after following him inside the flat.The assailant is understood to have set the property alight before he made his escape.

Costa crime gang arrested for assaulting more than 50 people’s homes on the Costa del Sol

Fourteen people have been arrested for assaulting more than 50 people’s homes on the Costa del Sol, Álava, La Rioja and Alicante while their owners were asleep.The Guardia Civil have named the operation ‘Canuni’, and say that those arrested are seven Albanian Kosovars, a Moroccan, four Romanians, a Serb-Croat and a Belgian.In the five searches carried out by the Guardia Civil, objects with more than 500,000 € were recovered, including a watch made from the steel from the Titanic, with an estimated value of 400,000 €.Investigations in the case started in March last year. The group was based in luxury urbanisations in Benalmádena, Torremolinos and Fuengirola, where they could often be seen in top restaurants and boutiques.

Albanian burglar gang has been broken up by the Guardia Civil on the Costa del Sol

Albanian burglar gang has been broken up by the Guardia Civil on the Costa del Sol, who arrested the eleven Balkan citizens, eight men and three women on Tuesday.
A judge in instruction court four in Torremolinos yesterday ordered the eight men be held in prison on remand, while the three women were released although they still face charges of money laundering.The group were arrested in a series of operations in Benalmádena, Fuengirola and Málaga City.

British couple in their 20’s has been given a six month prison sentence in Málaga

British couple in their 20’s has been given a six month prison sentence in Málaga after they were found guilty of insulting and hitting a 42 year old Spanish man, Marco Antonio Nieto, last weekend in Benalmádena. The man had intervened in an argument between the two, asking the woman if she was alright, only to be insulted and kicked by both of them. He suffered a deep gash to his head, a dislocated elbow, and other injuries.The six month prison sentence will be reduced to two months if the couple comply with certain prosecution requests, and pay the victim compensation for the time he will have to be off work.

18,000 € bail for death crash driver

Provincial Court in Málaga has granted 18,000 € bail to the driver, Jesús G.R., of the four wheel drive vehicle which was in collision with a coach on the A7 motorway in Benalmádena in April which saw the death of nine Finnish tourists.
The court considered that the time the man has already served in prison on remand, and the amount of the bail demanded would reduce any risk of flight.He faces charges of dangerous driving, driving under the effects of alcohol, nine counts of serious negligence leading to death, and 41 counts of serious negligence leading to injury.

Paediatrician, who was arrested in Benalmádena on charges of possessing child pornography, has been ordered to prison without bail.

paediatrician, who was arrested in Benalmádena on charges of possessing child pornography, has been ordered to prison without bail
The man, named with the initials R.D.P.M., who works in the Municipal Health Centre in Benalmádena, is alleged to have had paedophile photos and videos on his home computer, and was ordered to prison by the judge in Instruction Court 1 in Málaga.
Apparently the images were in a file labelled for the learning how to play the guitar.He was arrested as part of a nationwide swoop which was started by the Guardia Civil in Ciudad Real, and now faces charges of the corruption of minors under article 189 of the penal code which punishes those who possess pornographic images of children aged under 13. A 57 year old man from Salamanca and a 33 year old man from Almeria have also been arrested as part of the same investigation, codenamed ‘Tambor’.

11 year old girl :New Kidnap attempt on the Costa

There has been a kidnap attempt of a child on the Costa del Sol. Diario Sur reports that it happened on Friday afternoon after 2pm, when an 11 year old girl was making her way home after school. She had to walk no more than 300m along the Avenida Inmaculada Concepción to her home in Arroyo de la Miel in Benalmádena when an unknown young man blocked her way at a crossing, got out of his car, put his hand over her mouth, and tried to force her into his vehicle which is reported to have been grey in colour.
However the child fought back and kicked and managed to make her escape, thanks also to a passing woman who intervened. Local police were alerted by other parents when the child ran crying back to school, but controls failed to catch the kidnapper.
Information on the case has now been passed onto the Specialist Crime Unit UDEV of the National Police. Meanwhile the local police in Benalmádena say they want to question the woman passerby who helped out, as she remains unidentified.