A 45 year old man died in the early hours of this morning as the result of a fire in a house in Urbanización Punta Galea in Colmenar Viejo, Madrid, and police are trying to determine whether this was a case of murder or suicide.
Car thieves arrested in Madrid
Police in Madrid have dismantled an organisation dedicated to stealing cars and vans to order, stripping them down and selling the parts.
Fashion designer Jesús del Pozo has died in Madrid
Spanish fashion designer Jesús del Pozo died yesterday in Madrid at the age of 64 years.
Guardia Civil officer suspected of shooting former partner dies in hospital
Guardia Civil sergeant Angel Luis J.T., suspected of killing his former partner in a shootout in a Madrid gymnasium, has died in the Hospital Gregorio Marañón.
Woman kills her son then attempts suicide
A 38 year old woman in Madrid has been arrested after allegedly killing her four year old son and then attempting to commit suicide.
Two young children rescued from well
On Tuesday afternoon, firemen in Madrid successfully rescued two young children from a ten metre deep well on the outskirts of Algete. The children apparently went missing on Sunday.
Domestic violence fatality in Puente de Vallecas, Madrid
Police and firemen entering a house in calle Ascensión Bielsa in the Puente de Vallecas district of Madrid found the decapitated body of a forty year old woman. The husband, who had tried to commit suicide, was also discovered in the house.
11 arrested for human trafficking and exploitation
Police have arrested eleven members of an international network trafficking in human beings, especially from sub-Saharan Africa, and forcing them to live in subhuman conditions and exploiting them for labour.
Youth loses both legs after being hit by train
An 18 year old youth lost both of his legs after he was hit by a local train in the Leganés Central station in Madrid.
Scammers arrested
An investigation carried out by the National Police, FBI, EU security forces and the UK SOCA has resulted in 18 people being arrested in connection with the so-called ‘Nigerian Emails’.