ISSUE NO. 1406
14 - 20 JUNE 2012
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2 years in prison for councillor shooting By Jennifer Leighfield
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A MAN has been sentenced to two years in prison for killing a Nerja councillor on a hunting trip. He was convicted of the negligent manslaughter of Councillor Jose Luis Pezzi in November 2006. The death occurred on a property in Cordoba when the former Partido Popular councillor was taking part in a hunting expedition. The hunter who shot him has also been banned from keeping weapons for three years, his gun has been confiscated and he will have to pay the legal costs and compensation to Pezzi’s family. The sentence by Cordoba Provincial Court comes after an appeal presented by his family against a previous ruling that Pezzi had moved and had therefore contributed to his own death. However, the appeal sees only that the shot was fired in his direction and that the movement he made away from his chair was a necessary one. There were trees between the two men, and the shot also grazed the leg of another person.
FRONT EXTRA
Fire brought under control A FIRE which broke out at a garden centre in Velez-Malaga was brought under control after destroying more than two hectares of palm trees, undergrowth and cane. Rapid action was required as the centre is close to a petrol station.
Bomb scare
RAISING A GLASS: Lux Mundi members toast the Queen.
Jubilee Street Tea Party LUX MUNDI Torre del Mar held a Street Tea Party event to celebrate the UK’s Queen’s Diamond Jubilee on Sunday June 3 in the centre and its gardens. The morning tea party was followed by a ‘sing-along’ and a
professional recital by Margaret Evans accompanied by Martin Stanley, as well as a raffle, entertainment and dancing. The event was organised by Carolyn and Henry Bowen and raised a sum of €607.45 for charity.
Domestic violence not just a female issue By Linda Hall SPAIN’S gender abuse laws favour women although men are victims, too. In the past five years, 32 men were killed by partners, compared to 335 women.
This could account for the absence of investigations into male domestic abuse, experts believe. It also explains why so little help is available for male victims, they say.
But on many occasions, men do not seek it. Of approximately 130,000 formal reports of gender abuse received each year, only 2 per cent come from men and 15 per cent are later withdrawn.
MOTRIL PORT was cordoned off while Guardia Civil bomb disposal experts detonated a small freezer box which was found sealed near the access to the ticket offices. It was later found to contain only ice and drinks cans.
Market fun A MEDIEVAL market will be held from tomorrow (Friday) until Sunday in Plaza Nueva in La Herradura and will be open in the morning and the afternoon. There will be stalls, performances, workshops and much more.
Meditation time MORE than 3,500 people of 62 nationalities are currently at the Karma Guen Buddhist Centre in Velez-Malaga for the annual meditation course, which is in its 25th year. It will continue until Monday.