The City Council in Benalúa de Guadix, Granada province, has decreed three days of official mourning following the death of a 60 year old woman, born locally, but who lived in Barcelona and died as a result of injuries sustained in the gas explosion in Gavá. Many of the injured, including several children, remain in a critical condition in the …
Bad weather claims first victim
The current bad weather throughout the Iberian peninsular has claimed its first victim, a 25 year old man. Eduardo Prieto was returning to his home in Aguera after a shopping expedition in Belmonte de Miranda when his car was buried under thirty metres of rocks and rubble following a rockslide. The incident happened at around 17:00 yesterday on the AS-227 …
A man wounded on November 9th has died from his injuries
Fifty-one year old José Reyes, shot during a disturbance in Bujulance, Córdoba, on November 9th, has died from his wounds at the Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía in Córdoba. José Reyes was an innocent bystander who was wounded during a brawl between gypsies and non-gypsies in Bujulance. He died from his wounds on Sunday and yesterday, over 500 people attended the …
Former Guardia Civil officer commits suicide after killing his wife
Two bodies were found yesterday in a cortijo near Puntalón, Granada, in what appears to be yet another case of domestic violence with fatal consequences. The man, a 51 year old former Guardia Civil officer working as a security guard in Almería, is thought to have killed his wife and then committed suicide. The woman, the second wife of the …
Man dies after fall from roof
A man died yesterday in Albolote, Granada, after being caught by a strong gust of wind. The man, 58 year old F.L.M., was awakened by the storm and decided to check that the prefabricated shed on the roof, where he kept his tools, had not been damaged. However, a strong gust of wind caught him and he fell down onto …
Man dies trying to reach ex-girlfriend
A Rumanian man died yesterday after falling about twelve metres while trying to enter the home of his ex-girlfriend in Castell de Ferro, Granada. The man was trying to gain entry to the property via a window and was using an antenna cable to scale the building. The cable, however, was not strong enough and he fell back to earth. …
Man dies after fight in Torremolinos
A man died early this morning in Torremolinos following a fight in calle Saltillo. Police were notified of a disturbance but when they arrived on the scene, all they found was the lifeless body of a man. No further details are known at the moment.
Young police officer dies in accident
A young Local Police officer died in Almería on Tuesday evening after being involved in a motorcycle accident whilst in pursuit of a vehicle which had jumped a police control point.
Body found at the bottom of Iznájar reservoir
Divers from the Guardia Civil in Sevilla have located the body of a 36 year old man from Archidona in a reservoir near Iznájar, Córdoba.
Fatal industrial accident
A workman died on Tuesday afternoon after a sheet of metal 3 metres by ten metres fell on him while he was working on a site near junction 131 on the N-340 near Urbanización de Sotogrande in San Roque, Cádiz. Guardia Civil, medics and firefighters who arrived on the scene could do nothing other than salvage the lifeless body from under …