Two detained in connection with Almería stabbing

The Guardia Civil has arrested two people, a man and a woman, in connection with the fatal stabbing of Janis S. on January 21st. The body was discovered in the lift of a building in the town of Roquetas de Mar.

Woman dies after being hit by car

In Roquetas de Mar, a 39 year old woman died this morning after being hit by a car. The driver of the vehicle has been arrested.

Fire in Roquetas de Mar hotel

One hundred people, staff and guests, had to be evacuated from the Hotel Bahía Serena in Roquetas de Mar after a fire started in the underground car park of the building.

Three more arrests in Ousmane Kote case

The Guardia Civil in Roquetas de Mar has located and detained three men accused of harbouring and concealing Juan José Orihuela, the 26 year old who confessed to the killing of Senegalese immigrant Ousmane Kote.

Juan José Orihuela remanded in custody

Juan José Orihuela, the 26 year old man accused of fatally stabbing Senegalese immigrant Ousmane Kote, has been remanded in custody. Meanwhile, police are still trying to locate the people who helped hide Orihuela for the sixteen days following the crime.

Confession

The man detained in connection with the fatal stabbing of Ousmane Kote in Roquetas de Mar, Juan José Orihuela, has apparently confessed to the killing. He is due to appear in court later today. Four other people are also still being detained in connection with the incident which provoked several days of rioting in the Almerían town.  Orihuela had been …

Suspected killer of Ousmane Kote arrested

The Guardia Civil has arrested the man believed to have carried out the stabbing of Senegalese Ousmane Kote on September 6th, an incident which provoked several days of rioting in the town of Roquetas de Mar. Twenty-six year old Juan José O.N. was found hiding in a cortijo in the La Cañada district of the capital, an area with few …

Arrest in connection with Roquetas de Mar stabbing

A man, of Moroccan nationality, has been detained in connection with the stabbing of Senegalese Ousmane Kote in Roquetas de Mar, an incident which sparked several nights of rioting.