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CostaBlancaPeople 5th-11th February 2019
Body of missing Irishman found A body, believed to be that of missing Irishman Carl Carr, has been recovered from an area near the motorway between Algorfa and Benijófar.
this is what led to his demise. However, a motive for the alleged murder has not been formally confirmed. Five people were arrested – identities have not been released but they are Continued on page 5
Sources claim that preliminary checks indicate that the body is likely that of missing 38-year-old Carr, given information about his tattoos and metal bars in his legs from a car accident. DNA samples have been taken from the remains to confirm his identity. Five arrests were made and four people have been remanded in custody without bail – one for alleged murder and three for concealment. Carr was reported missing by his girlfriend in September last year after he had been at a dance event in Cabo Roig and had not returned. The body was discovered by police buried in a shallow
grave near the motorway. It appears that he may have been beaten to death. Despite Carr’s previous criminal record for drugs charges – he served an eight year jail sentence in Ireland after heroin and cocaine worth €1.43 million was seized – police believe that the alleged murder is not drug related. Speaking to the press in Ireland, Carr’s mother claims that her son was involved in a ‘love triangle’ and that
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