Elderly woman dies in fire in Jimena, Jaén

An 85 year old woman died on Tuesday afternoon as a result of a fire at her home in calle Bella in Jimena, Jaén. The fire was caused by an electric fire coming into contact with a tablecloth.

Bus strike in Jaén

Workers at Autobuses Castillo in Jaén have voted to go on indefinite strike as from January 23rd in protest at not having received their December pay and bonus payments.

Young child run over by van

A two year old child died this afternoon in calle Pizarro, Torredelcampo, Jaén, after being run over by a van.

Fire claims life in Bailén, Jaén

One person died and three others were injured this morning in a fire at an apartment block in Bailén, Jaén. Twenty other people had to be evacuated from their homes. The injured were taken to the San Agustín hospital in Linares. The cause of the fire is not yet known.

Industrial fatality in Baeza, Jaén

A 23 uear old Rumanian national died this afternoon in an industrial accident at a farm in Baeza, Jaén province. The man was apparently dealt a severe blow to the head by the arm of a tilling machine.

Eight businessmen arrested for tax fraud

Eight businessmen in Jaén and Córdoba have been arrested and charged with producing and selling fake invoices and defrauding the Treasury.

Sword attack in Jaén

A 28 year old man was injured early on Saturday morning after two masked men broke into a farmhouse in Quesada, Jaén, and attacked him with Japanese ‘katana’ swords.

Confessed killer moved to psychiatric hospital

A 29 year old woman who confessed to killing her two children aged 3 years and 11 years on September 29th at their home in calle Alcalde Cancio Uribe in the La Alcantarilla district of Jaén has been moved to the psychiatric wing of Alicante prison.

Mother drowns her two children

A woman in Jaén is under arrest after allegedly drowning her two children, aged three years and eleven years, at her home on Thursday.