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EXCLUSIVE: Mother of British man killed by police on Spain’s Costa del Sol still has questions 18 months after her son’s death

THE family of a British man killed on the Costa del Sol are still demanding urgent answers, nearly 18 months after his death.

22 Feb, 2020 @ 10:00

Crime & Law·Lead

Hunter kills man after confusing him for a wild boar in Spain’s Andalucia

A HUNTER has accidentally shot and killed a man during a hunt in Almeria.

5 Feb, 2020 @ 17:16

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead

Mum shot dead with shotgun on Spain’s Costa del Sol before police arrest her ‘schizophrenic’ son

At age 14 the man is believed to have obtained a weapons license and had several firearms in the house

6 Sep, 2019 @ 10:51

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Ex-soldier shoots wife dead with rifle from terrace before killing himself outside ex-wife’s home in Spain’s Andalucia

One neighbour said: ‘I do not understand how a human being can do such a thing’

18 Jul, 2019 @ 16:22

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Young man shot on Spain’s Costa del Sol in suspected gang warning

It comes after just a fortnight after the Office of the Public Prosecutor in Malaga expressed ‘serious concern’ about the rise in murders on the Costa del Sol

27 May, 2019 @ 12:53

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

WATCH: Andalucian town shoot and burn model of former Catalan President

The traditional ‘Burning of Judas’ ritual has been celebrated in the area for 100 years, but videos of the incident caused controversy on social media

23 Apr, 2019 @ 11:43

Lead·Politics

WATCH: International fugitive who ‘shot man in belly with AK47’ arrested in family park on Costa del Sol

On Monday police in Benalmadena cuffed the international fugitive, 24, who is wanted by the Danish authorities

17 Jan, 2019 @ 17:22

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

CLOSE CURTAIN CALL: Costa del Sol pensioner cheats death as curtain stops bullet in ‘submachine gun’ shootout

A WOMAN in Malaga has cheated death after her curtain stopped a bullet in a New Year’s Day gun battle. Paquita, a 79-year-old widow, was watching the musical Grease when a bullet

3 Jan, 2019 @ 14:53

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Autopsy reveals Marbella shooting victim had more than 20 bullet wounds from AK-47

The killer, believed to be hired by a criminal gang, dumped the weapon in a bin, before speeding away from police on a motorbike

22 Nov, 2018 @ 13:08

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

SHOOTING: Victim of Marbella assassination revealed as ‘foreign’ as more details emerge

The incident is believed to have taken place on a residential street in the Sierra Blanca area

20 Nov, 2018 @ 23:33

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

BREAKING: Man shot dead in front of house on Costa del Sol’s Marbella in latest ‘gang attack’

He was shot several times while opening his garage door

20 Nov, 2018 @ 21:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Mystery as 34-year-old shot to death outside front door on Spain’s Costa del Sol

This is the second incident of its kind to take place on the Costa del Sol in the last 48 hours

20 Aug, 2018 @ 13:50

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

British bird lovers to stage 700 mile trek through Spain to save turtle doves

The four Brits will walk 700 miles from Tarifa to Asturias from February 5 to raise money to help protect the bird, whose population has fallen by 93% in the UK and

31 Jan, 2017 @ 20:41

Cadiz·Lead·Nature

Suspect questioned over Marbella man shooting

A 23-year-old man was shot dead in Marbella

9 Apr, 2015 @ 15:33

Crime & Law·Lead

Three British grandmothers shot at by masked gunmen in Malaga

The robber shot at one at close range when she grabbed his gun

29 Jan, 2015 @ 11:20

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

The Charlie Hebdo journalists did not deserve to die

Any campaigning, investigative newspaper – like the Olive Press – is going to offend and upset some readers, but it doesn’t mean the journalists deserve to die. Mike Scott gives his views

12 Jan, 2015 @ 14:37

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EXCLUSIVE PICTURE SPECIAL: Irish gangster Gerard ‘the Hatchet’ Kavanagh slain in broad daylight in Marbella murder

More than a hundred punters looked on as bullets flew round the busy square. Photographs copyright the Olive Press

7 Sep, 2014 @ 11:37

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Former British boxing champion shot in Estepona

Reported to have connections with clan linked to drugs and arms trafficking

5 Aug, 2014 @ 10:22

Lead·Malaga

Zookeeper shot with tranquiliser while allegedly wearing gorilla suit

The Tenerife zoo insists the rumours aren't true

7 Jun, 2014 @ 08:30

Lead·National News

Millionaire murdered on the Costa del Sol was carrying more than €7000 when shot

Slovakian model Mayka Kukucova, suspected of his murder, allegedly left the money untouched as she fled the scene

16 Apr, 2014 @ 17:08

Lead

Ex-girlfriend of murdered British millionaire arrested in Slovakia

Bristol gold dealer Andrew Bush was shot twice in the head

8 Apr, 2014 @ 21:53

Lead·Malaga

Man shot dead in front of children in Marbella

Police are investigating the shooting of an Algerian man as he drove his children to school

10 Feb, 2014 @ 15:06

Crime & Law·Malaga

Irishman shot in Torremolinos bar

Victim is the brother of Ireland’s so-called ‘unluckiest criminal’

28 Aug, 2012 @ 10:27

Lead

Teenager found dumped by the side of the road in Spain was shot for trying to steal marijuana

Police have arrested a man for the murder of the Moroccan youngster

14 Oct, 2011 @ 11:20

Crime & Law·Malaga

Paramedics save unborn baby after pregnant woman shot dead in church in Spain

But baby could have brain damage

30 Sep, 2011 @ 17:23

Lead·National News

Irishman who gunned down Dan Smith on Costa del Sol gets 23 years

Eric Wilson must also pay 100,000 euros compensation to Smith's family

20 Jul, 2011 @ 10:50

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