Three bodies were found amongst the passengers of a small cayuco which was intercepted last night off Gran Canaria.
Another domestic violence fatality
A South American woman died yesterday on the island of Gran Canaria after being brutally assaulted in a hotel room where she was staying with her partner. The couple were involved in a discussion in the early hours of yesterday morning, during which the woman was brutally assaulted, allegedly by her partner.
Another 164 illegal immigrants intercepted
A busy weekend on the illegal immigration front in the Canary Islands this weekend, another 164 being spotted and intercepted last night. A cayuco with 164 passengers on board was spotted about 170 miles south of Gran Canaria. The occupants were transferred to the Maritime Rescue vessel ‘Conde de Gondomar’ and were taken to the port of Arguineguín on the south-west …
61 illegal immigrants arrive in Gran Canaria
A small boat carrying 61 illegal immigrants, including 15 children, arrived in the port of Arguineguín, Mogán province, on the island of Gran Canaria at around midnight on Saturday. Guardia Civil and Red Cross officials were on hand to bid them a cordial welcome.
11 year old girl found dead at her home
A girl of about eleven years was found dead late on Saturday evening at her home in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria.
Two dead amongst 68 illegal immigrants rescued off Gran Canaria
A cayuco with 68 people on board, two of them dead, was intercepted in the early hours of yesterday morning about one kilometre off San Bartolomé de Tirajana (Gran Canaria).