ISSUE 625 • 23rd February - 1st March 2018
EST 2005
CREDIT: WIKICOMMONS
Brit facing time behind bars
ON TRIAL: The Brit is on trial at the Provincial Court of Almeria.
By Ben Park A BRITISH expat has appeared in an Almeria court on suspicion of attacking an elderly couple in Arboleas. During the hearing, the prosecution requested a nine-and-a-half year sentence. The man allegedly entered the British couple’s property after jumping the fence wearing a Spanish flag wrapped around his face to conceal his identity. He then tried to enter the home of the victims, now
aged 71 and 74, who weresavagely beaten by the defendant as he ‘repeatedly hit them with a metal object.’ The Brit continued to hit the elderly man until he was unconscious in order to steal his house keys, before also attacking the woman to get the keys to her car. A wallet containing €260 and several cards was stolen during the raid, as well as a keyring and a mobile phone that was later sold on to a third party. As a result of the beating,
the man suffered a traumatic brain injury due to fractures and suffered hearing loss in both ears which now forces him to wear an aid. Subsequently, the prosecutor has asked for a total of nine-and-a-half years in prison for the crimes of theft
and serious assault alongside a fine of €10 a day for three months. In addition, they have also asked for almost €20,000 in compensation for the couple. , alongside €455 for the stolen items.