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Vol. 10 Issue 245
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August 3rd - August 16th 2016
FORMER Marbella mayor Julian Munoz will likely die in prison after he received a 20-year additional sentence for corruption. Munoz - who was convicted of a number of charges including embezzling public funds, as part of the Malaya case - had just three years remaining of his current sentence.
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The 67-year-old former politician, who was Marbella’s mayor from 2002 to 2003, has suffered many medical complications since he was first jailed in 2006 and was again hospitalised in June after his blood pressure fell dangerously low. Due to his ongoing illnesses, Munoz has served his the past three months of his sentence in a lowsecurity facility in Algeciras that allows for more comprehensive care. He and his attorney have petitioned the court to grant parole on a special health exemption, but so far these efforts have proved unsuccessful.
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Dying dad who longs to see his daughter’s 10th birthday launches appeal for treatment in Malaga A TERMINALLY-ILL father is desperately raising funds to travel to Malaga for revolutionary cancer treatment. Diagnosed with a rare form of stomach cancer, father-of-two Adrian Hosken is determined to live until 2025 so he can celebrate his daughter’s 10th birthday.
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BATTLING: Adrian wants his kids to remember him who lives in Kent, has received over €31,000. “The most amazing thing is the number of anonymous donors or the donations from people we have never met,”Adrian’s wife Angela told the Olive Press. “The treatment the Budwig Centre offers is not readily available in the UK and could be the missing piece of the puzzle that Adrian needs. “Everyday is a new challenge, he has his good days and his bad days. “When he can muster up the strength he plays football with our three-year-old son Noah, but that may leave him needing bed rest for two days after.” Adrian, a business development manager, first went into hospital in 2011 with what doctors believed was appendicitis. But the next day his appendix which was riddled with cancer - burst spreading the disease around his body. With 90% of patients diagnosed with this type of cancer dying within five years, Adrian has already defied the odds. Determined to live until at least 2025, Adrian set his goal after
watching a documentary where a 30-year-old woman could barely remember her father, who died when she was 10. As a result he vowed to live until 2025 when his nine-month old daughter Adriela will be 10 and his son will be in his teens. “It breaks Adrian’s heart to think his children won’t remember him,” Angela said. “The kids are too young to understand what is going on. “He just wants to be the best dad he can be.” She added: “He sets himself goals and takes each day as it comes. “His next big goal is to celebrate his 40th birthday in October. We are hoping to travel to South Africa where most of our family still lives but Adrian needs to get better for that to happen.” Adrian is hoping to undergo immunotherapy at the Malaga clinic for a week in August to boost both his Vitamin D level and his immune system. If successful they aim to come back for longer. To donate visit www.gofundme.com/Adrian2025
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A BRITISH man wanted for questioning over missing Scottish expat Lisa Brown has been jailed for people smuggling. Stephen Jackson, 51, has been sentenced to four years and nine months for trying to smuggle a group of Albanians into the UK after entering a guilty plea. Jackson was arrested by Sussex Police in May when his catamaran was stormed at Chichester Marina. He was also served with extradition papers in relation to missing Lisa Brown and is expected to appear at extradition trial next month. However, he will not be deported to Spain until he has completed his prison sentence in the UK. Assistant Director David Fairclough, from Immigration Enforcement Criminal Investigations, said that Jackson was ‘at the centre’ of an organised people smuggling gang. Jackson is believed to be close friends with Lisa’s expartner Simon Corner who Continues on Page 2
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