Two wounded in domestic shooting

Two people have been arrested in connection with a shooting incident in Torredonjimeno on Wednesday night in which two people were wounded, one of them seriously.

Man threatens to kill his mother

National Police officers in La Línea de la Concepción yesterday arrested a 28 year old man after he allegedly threatened to kill his mother with a pair of scissors. The woman called the police to report being threatened by her son.

Domestic violence in Granada

A 29 year old Bolivian national was arrested in Granada after he attacked his partner and threw bleach in her face.

Jail for Molotov cocktail throwers

Two men have been jailed in Sevilla for throwing a Molotov cocktail at the car occupied by the former girlfriend of one of them, an incident which resulted in the woman suffering burns to 12% of her body.

Domestic violence fatalities 2009

With one confirmation pending, a total of 13 people lost their lives in Andalucia during 2009 as a result of domestic violence, 5 more than during 2008. In only one case had there been a prior complaint for abuse and only one case involved a foreigner. Jaén and Cádiz were the only provinces where no such deaths occurred.