A 29 year old woman, Cristina M.R., died yesterday after being stabbed by her partner. The incident occurred in calle Cigüeña in the Los Pajaritos area of Sevilla. The alleged assailant is also in hospital.
Novice driver clocked at 197 kph
Guardia Civil Trafico officers in Sevilla arrested a novice driver after he was clocked at 197 kph on the AP-4 near Las Cabezas de San Juan. Having only had a licence for less than one year, the maximum speed he was permitted to drive, on any road, was 80 kph, so he was duly arrested and charged with a crime …
Domestic violence
A man from the Nueva Sevilla area of Castilleja de la Cuesta, Sevilla, was arrested on Friday in connection with the stabbing of his wife. The man apparently stabbed his wife at their home and then took her to the hospital where he tried, unsuccessfully, to claim that the injuries were the result of a domestic accident.
Strange robbery
A group of people yesterday carried out a rather strange robbery at a market in Sevilla. Handcuffing the local security guard, the group then proceeded to steal some pieces of ham.
Maybe Bruce doesn’t know yet!
According to reports in several Spanish newspapers, the Bruce Springsteen concert in Sevilla has been changed from July 30th to July 28th. Presumably this is just a switch with the existing Benidorm concert originally planned for July 28th. The official Bruce Springsteen website still shows Sevilla for the 30th.
No news of missing 17 year old Marta del Castillo
Police in Sevilla are currently not ruling out any scenarios relating to the disappearance of 17 year old Marta del Castillo.
Kiosk employee in Sevilla detained on abuse charges
Police officers in Sevilla have arested a 37 year old man on charges of sexually abusing a number of young children. The man, who works in a kiosk owned by his current partner, is accused of abusing about a dozen children aged between 10 years and 14 years. The kiosk is located in front of a school in the Triana area. …
Big bust in Sevilla
In by far the biggest drugs bust in Sevilla, police seized 11,000 kilos of hashish stored in an underground garage in edificio Hércules, avenida de la Innovación.
Murder in Sevilla was possibly related to a settling of accounts
A settling of accounts, perhaps drugs related, is believed to have been the cause of the death of a 31 year old woman in Mairena del Aljarafe, Sevilla. The most reliable version of events indicates that the husband of the deceased was being chased by four youths and ran to his home in calle san Isidro Labrador.
New AVE link starts today
Today sees the start of the new AVE high speed rail links from Barcelona to Málaga and Sevilla using the new bypass section which means the trains no longer have to stop in Madrid. This reduces the traveling time by 50 minutes, bringing it down to 5 hours 40 minutes. The times of the trains are as follows: