Another domestic violence fatality

A 53 year old Spanish woman was stabbed to death in Madrid in the early hours of Sunday morning, allegedly by her husband.

Plane crash death toll rises to 154

María Luisa Estévez González, a 31 year old woman who survived the Madrid plane crash but was critically ill in hospital, has died. She was suffering from burns to 72% of her body and had been in Hospital de La Paz since the crash. There are still 18 survivors in hospital, three in a critical condition.

Two more bodies recovered from flight JK5022

Firefighters have discovered the bodies of two passengers unaccounted for after the crash of Spanair flight JK5022 at Madrid’s Barajas airport. The bodies are those of a baby and an adult, bringing the death toll in the tragedy to 155. There are still 19 survivors in various hospitals, four of whom are in a critical condition and six are described …

Tragedy at Barajas airport

Three days of official mourning have been declared in Madrid following the deaths of 153 people when a Spanair plane crashed on take-off at Madrid’s Barajas airport.

Many dead in Madrid plane crash

At least 100 people are thought to have died in the plane crash at Madrid’s Barajas airport this afternoon although the final death toll is not yet known. There were 172 people on board Spanair flight JK 5022 when it skidded off the runway during take-off and it is feared that the death toll could be as high as 150. …