Tag: prison
Real life Shawshank: RGP officer recalls the incredible story of the prisoner who tunnelled a hole out of his...
A PRISONER who painstakingly tunnelled a hole to escape his cell each night and wander the streets of Gibraltar was only given away after...
Seven years jail for Dutchman over brutal Mallorca bashing of Carlo Heuvelman
A man, 20, has been sentenced to seven years in prison for landing the fatal blow that eventually killed a Dutch tourist in Mallorca...
Spanish ex-priest jailed for 30 years for child abuse
SPAIN’S Supreme Court has confirmed a 30-year prison sentence on a former priest for abusing seven minors at a Catholic boarding school.
The court discovered...
Dumped newborn baby boy rescued on Spain’s Costa Blanca after mother gives birth in ruined house
GUARDIA Civil officers have saved an abandoned newborn baby who was wrapped in blankets close to a derelict property in San Isidro.
The boy's mother,...
EXCLUSIVE: Olive Press investigates sex cult leader Tio Toni following arrest in Spain’s Valencia region
Victims talk to the Olive Press about their ordeal with the 'cult leader' arrested in Castellon.
Supermarket sweep as serial robber is caught shopping after police spend months trying to catch him in Spain’s Murcia...
AN eight-month probe to capture a serial robber has culminated in his arrest in a Murcia region supermarket.
The Guardia Civil swooped on the shop...
Female police officer in Spain found guilty of disrespect and handed jail term after complaining about ‘bad smelling’ boss
AN officer from the Guardia Civil has been handed a six-month jail term and €300 fine for ‘insulting a superior officer’ after she complained...
Franco fan who plotted to kill Spain’s PM over exhumation of dictator goes on trial in Barcelona
AN admirer of Franco who plotted to kill Spain’s Prime Minister over plans to exhume the fascist dictator, is facing 18 years in jail...
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...
Serial sex offender who posed as teenager to groom kids on social media faces ‘1,000 year jail sentence’
A FOOTBALL coach labelled as one of the most prolific sexual predators in Spain is facing a ‘thousand years’ prison sentence over the abuse...
‘Extraordinarily violent’ rapist jailed after breaking into police officer home while she slept in Spain’s Almeria
A MAN has been jailed for raping a police officer at knifepoint after breaking into her home in Almeria while she slept following a...
La Rioja child killer transferred across Spain to prison in Segovia for his own safety
The suspect has remained distant and withdrawn since his arrest and does not communicate with prison officials or other inmates.
Bouncer jailed for nine years for leaving clubber in vegetative state during nightclub brawl in Spain’s Castellon
A BOUNCER has been sentenced to nine years in prison for leaving a client in a vegetative state during a nightclub brawl.
The injuries occurred...
Two wings in Spanish prison go into lockdown due to major COVID-19 outbreak
TWO wings in a Spanish prison have gone into lockdown with dozens of inmates isolating due to a major coronavirus outbreak.
There are currently 31...
Third prison fire in two weeks leaves one inmate dead in Spain’s Castellon
AN inmate at Castellon’s Albocasser prison died in the early hours of this morning (Monday) after setting fire to the mattress in his cell...
Woman teacher sentenced to 17-weeks in prison for sexual activity with two students in Gibraltar
A GIBRALTAR teacher, Claire Treacy, has been found guilty of engaging in sexual relations with two students and sentenced to 17-weeks in prison.
The 26-year-old...
Couple jailed and banned from Spain after stealing €25,000 worth of jewellery
A couple have been jailed and banned from Spain after they stole €25,000 worth of jewellery in a two day mugging spree.
They targeted...
Tensions over coronavirus boil over in violent weekend in Andalucia prison
PRISON guards have narrowly averted a full blown riot at the Centro Penitenciario de Cordoba as tensions overflowed due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
The Administration...
Inmate in Spanish prison who was imprisoned for breaking lockdown 16 times, takes his own life
A MAN who was imprisoned in La Rioja for breaking lockdown rules 16 times has taken his own life.
Man sentenced to four months in prison in Spain’s Castilla y Leon for breaching lockdown four times after caught...
A MAN has been sentenced to four months in prison for skipping quarantine in Castilla y Leon.
Inmates in six prisons in Spain start making masks to help in the fight against coronavirus
INMATES from six prisons throughout Spain have started manufacturing masks.
Prison guards in Spain jailed for beating up baby-killer
After making initial threats, the two guards went to cell 11 at around 11:45pm that night and told the victim’s cellmate to leave the room
‘Celebrity’ archaeologist faces five years in jail after he ‘faked’ artefacts to prove link between Egyptian and Spanish cultures
ARCHAEOLOGIST Eliseo Gil has been told he faces a lengthy prison sentence and anonymity from the archaeological community after being accused of falsifying artefacts that had the potential to ‘rewrite the history books'
Spanish dentist caught secretly filming receptionist undress is given three years in prison
A SPANISH dentist has been sentenced to three years in prison for secretly filming one of his workers getting changed.
WATCH: Protests at Barcelona’s airport turn violent cancelling 100 flights after Spain’s Supreme Court jails Catalunya leaders
In total 108 flights were cancelled as Barceclona’s main airport was taken over and at least 56 people were injured, with 10 hospitalised
Sevilla inmate thanks judge for prison sentence, saying it’s given him ‘whole new life’
The inmate hopes to personally thank the judge when he is released from prison.
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A Lebanese multimillionaire has been sentenced to eight months in prison by the Provincial Court of Valencia after attempting to buy a liver.
Hatem Akkouche,...
