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EXCLUSIVE: Child victim of a sex assault in Portugal recognises Madeleine Mccann suspect Christian Brueckner in the courtroom

By Jon Clarke and Rainer Burkard, in Braunschweig IT was something of a seminal moment in the mammoth ongoing trial of seasoned sex offender Christian Brueckner. But it was missed by almost

14 Apr, 2024 @ 21:32

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EXCLUSIVE: I threw 80 sex tapes of Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner’s in the bin in Praia da Luz

A FORMER friend of Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner has admitted he threw away up to 80 of his sick sex tapes. The potentially incriminating evidence was dumped after he was asked

8 Mar, 2024 @ 12:30

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EXCLUSIVE: Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner will spend at least four months in the dock for multiple rape and sexual assault charges

MADELEINE McCann suspect Christian Brueckner will spend at least four months in the dock for a series of alleged rapes and sexual assaults, the Olive Press can reveal. The convicted paedophile, 46,

1 Dec, 2023 @ 11:28

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Far-right extremist Kristofer Kearney quoted Hitler in chat group, UK court hears

A FAR-RIGHT fitness guru who was extradited from Spain to face terror charges in the UK claimed that Adolf Hitler ‘showed people the way’. Kristofer Kearney, 39, was known online among far-right

6 May, 2023 @ 15:45

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ABOUT TIME: More than 10 years after Costa del Sol blaze that killed two, trial of gardener accused of recklessly starting forest fire starts

A GARDENER accused of starting a massive forest fire that swept across the Costa del Sol in 2012 is facing seven-and-a-half years in jail. More than 10 years after the blaze that

31 Jan, 2023 @ 14:02

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Man conceals gun from police in his boxer shorts and fires bullet into his penis resulting in emergency surgery in Spain's Alicante area

Woman on trial in Spain’s Malaga for squatting tries to dodge court date citing boob job appointment

A WOMAN accused of squatting in a property in Malaga province has tried to get out of a court date by claiming that she had to have surgery on her breast implants

29 Jan, 2023 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Shakira alleges smears in ‘media campaign’ over unpaid taxes in Spain

SINGER Shakira has accused tax chiefs in Spain of running a smear campaign and infringing her privacy in a long-running battle over unpaid taxes. The performer’s lawyers have filed documents rebutting allegations

25 Nov, 2022 @ 18:15

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Pervert pretends to be Justin Bieber fan to trick girl into sending him nude photos in Spain’s Murcia

A Murcia man, 60, has plead guilty to grooming a girl by pretending to be a fan of pop star Justin Bieber in a ruse to get naked photos of her. The

23 Nov, 2022 @ 16:12

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Old man jailed for sexually abusing teenage boy on Costa Blanca beach in Spain

A 76-year-old man has been jailed for six years for sexually abusing a child in a secluded area of an Alicante beach. The assault at Cabo de las Huertas happened in August

11 Nov, 2022 @ 11:14

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

SFather sexually abused daughter in return for paying for a video game at their Costa Blanca home in Spain

Sex fiend gets 32 years in jail for raping his three children at Valencia home in Spain

A Valencia man has been jailed for 32 year for raping his three daughters at their Camp del Turia home. The mother has been fined €1,260 for failing to stop inappropriate touching

2 Nov, 2022 @ 12:55

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Costa Blanca Boy In Spain Lose Freedom For Just Six Years For Killing Parents And Brother

Costa Blanca boy in Spain who killed parents and brother gets six-year internment

AN Alicante court has imposed six years of internment for a teenage boy who shot dead his parents and younger brother at their Elche home in February. The boy-aged 15 at the

24 Oct, 2022 @ 11:35

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Dutchmen suspected of brutal Mallorca murder in Spain facing whopping jail time

One of the Dutchmen suspected of brutally killing a tourist in Mallorca last year could face up to ten years behind bars. The Public Prosecution Service in the Netherlands (OM) this week

20 Oct, 2022 @ 13:30

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·National News

Ex-Valencia president, Eduardo Zaplana, accused of using laundered money to buy €1.6 million apartment in Spain's Madrid

Former Valencia region president Zaplana faces up to 19 years in jail if convicted of corruption in Spain

TWO former Partido Popular presidents of the Valencian Community face long jail stints if convicted of corruption over the award of a regional Wind Energy Plan and ITV concessions. Anti-Corruption prosecutors want

10 Oct, 2022 @ 15:10

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Two Men On Trial For Causing 2013 Santiago De Compostela Train Disaster In Spain That Killed 80 Passengers

Two men on trial for causing 2013 train disaster in Spain that killed 80 passengers

THE trial of two men who are accused of being responsible for the death of 80 people in the 2013 Santiago de Compostela train disaster began in Santiago on Wednesday. 145 people

5 Oct, 2022 @ 15:40

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Trial of Irish criminal John Gilligan suspended until New Year on Spain's Costa Blanca after co-defendant son fails to appear

Trial of Irish crime boss John Gilligan suspended until New Year on Spain’s Costa Blanca after co-defendant son fails to appear

THE trial of Irish criminal John Gilligan and eight other people was suspended on Tuesday in Torrevieja after one of the defendants- his son Darren- failed to appear. The hearing has now

4 Oct, 2022 @ 18:37

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Shakira Al Banquillo Por Desfraudar 14,5 Mm A Hacienda

Shakira will have to face trial accused of six crimes against the Spanish treasury

SPANISH Judge Ana Duro has decided that pop star Shakira will have to face trial for allegedly avoiding taxes in Spain in 2012, 2013 and 2014. This comes after the prosecutor and

27 Sep, 2022 @ 13:32

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Shakira faces eight years in prison if convicted of tax dodging in Spain

POP star Shakira could be jailed for eight years if she’s convicted of tax dodging. Barcelona prosecutors also want her to be fined almost €24 million for defrauding the Tax Agency out

29 Jul, 2022 @ 12:49

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Shakira faces new court-ordered tax investigation in Spain

Shakira refuses to cut €14.5 million tax deal with prosecutors in Spain

POP star Shakira has refused a settlement offer to end her long-running tax fraud battle with authorities in Spain. Prosecutors offered a deal over €14.5 million in unpaid tax, meaning that a

27 Jul, 2022 @ 16:30

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Man is fined €100 for shouting ‘viva España’ and ‘Sanchez is a traitor’ during anti-government protest in Spain’s Mallorca

Franco supporter from Spain’s Valencia faces prison for making death threats against Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez

A 51-year-old man from Paterna, Valencia Province, goes on trial on Thursday for posting social media death threats against Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez. Prosecutors have charged the unnamed man with a hate

13 Jun, 2022 @ 17:30

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British man guilty of manslaughter of fellow Brit in drunken Ibiza row in Spain

A BRITISH man has been convicted of manslaughter during a drunken row in Ibiza. Mitchell Andrew Loveridge, 26, from Rhondda, Wales, killed his friend Harry Kingsland(pictured above), 21, from Solihull, in San

3 Jun, 2022 @ 18:15

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead

Mallorca rapist who assaulted store owner three times gets 37-year jail term in Spain

Real estate promoters hauled to court for illegally-built homes sold to British buyers in Spain’s Murcia

THREE real estate promoters are going on trial this week for defrauding British nationals over new home sales at El Valle del Sol in the Murcia region. Prosecutors accuse the defendants from

25 Apr, 2022 @ 17:21

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

KINGS OF HASHISH: Trial begins for Castaña clan, alleged to have made €30 million from drug trafficking in southern tip of Spain

IT’S taken over a decade, but finally the ‘Kings of Hashish’ are on trial. Brothers Francisco and Antonio Tejon are facing 20 years in prison over claims they smuggled drugs across the

23 Apr, 2022 @ 15:45

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Benidorm-based British paedophile given 133 year prison term by court in Spain

Wife-killer in Spain’s Barcelona who slashed partner over 100 times with knives and scissors is jailed

A Barcelona area man has been jailed for 24 years and ordered to pay €550,000 in compensation after stabbing his wife 102 times at their Terrassa home in July 2019. The killer,

4 Mar, 2022 @ 09:30

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€3.3 million rip-off as Mallorca's biggest-ever real estate fraud case is going to trial in Spain

Mallorca’s biggest-ever real estate fraud case involving over €3 million goes to trial in Spain

A Palma judge has ruled there’s plenty of evidence to prosecute nine people over a €3.3 million fraud in the biggest recorded case of real estate fraud in Mallorca. 235 victims were

9 Feb, 2022 @ 13:10

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Headmaster of British school on Spain's Mallorca found guilty of sex abuse in Scottish trial

Headmaster of British school on Spain’s Mallorca found guilty of sex abuse in Scotland

THE headmaster of an exclusive British school in Mallorca has been convicted by a Glasgow court of sexually abusing two women in Scotland. A jury on Friday found James Berry, 77, guilty

28 Jan, 2022 @ 19:30

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Costa Blanca Killer Who Claimed He Was 'possessed' Gets Life For Stabbing Mother 69 Times At Their Home In Spain

Costa Blanca ‘possessed’ killer gets life sentence for stabbing mother 69 times at their home in Spain

A man has been jailed for life for the 2020 murder of his 67-year-old mother in San Vicente del Raspeig. An Alicante jury convicted the 32-year-old killer, Jorge, in December of stabbing

5 Jan, 2022 @ 16:25

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