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By Laurence Dollimore
A BRITISH man has been arrested after firing shots at his best friend’s car. The outburst came after his pal discovered he was having an affair with his wife - and told her. The 29-year-old expat was taken into custody in Marbella, after police tracked him down. He lost his temper after his wife was tipped off by his mate and came to a hotel where he was having a lovers tryst and trashed his car. According to police, the incident happened after the friend, also believed to be an expat, had grown suspicious of his wife’s erratic behaviour during the lockdown.
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He began to track her mobile phone and finally discovered she was staying a night in Marbella. Once he realised she had booked a room at a hotel he paid a visit and found his pal’s car parked outside. After clarifying the affair he called the wife of his mate to let
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REVENGE: Pal’s car was ‘riddled with bullets’ near Marbella’s casino at 9am in the morning
her know what he had found. The furious woman soon arrived outside and began smashing up
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bullets. Various locals told the Olive Press how they had heard the shots ringing around the Casino area, by the H10 hotel at 9am on July 8. One witness, who works at a local hair clinic, said: “You couldn’t miss the shots, there were quite a lot of them. They were very loud. “Police were here in a few minutes asking questions,” she added.
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After a couple of hours the police were able to track down the British man and arrested him. He was charged with firing a gun on a public street, the possession of an illegal weapon, as well as threats and criminal damage. After the arrest, police managed to recover the See page 15 pistol, a 7.65 mm handgun. The Brit appeared for a committal hearing at Marbella’s court 5 on July 10.