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British man involved in stabbing of expat in the UK, walks free from his murder trial in Spain

A BRITISH man has sensationally walked free after being cleared of killing Ben Nesbitt.

Wai Ming Lam, 40 - who had already been once convicted of a similar attack on Nesbitt in the UK - was found not guilty over the Alicante attack.

Nesbitt, 22, had been found bleeding to death in a Quesada street on October 1, 2020. However, an Elche court judge ruled that Ming - who had fled the scene and was arrested on the France border - was not guilty.

This despite Ming being found guilty of being involved in a savage knife attack on Nesbitt (pictured right), while he slept, near Preston, in 2017.

Ming pinned the blame in the Spanish attack on the British owner of the villa, where the attack happened.

The owner, who we are not naming for legal reasons, had

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earlier told the court he had heard the pair argue and later saw Ming - known as ‘Mingy’clutching a knife.

Ming, who was facing 16 years, insisted however he was a family friend of Nesbitt, who he had known since he was a 10-yearold boy.

He claimed he was staying with him at his Villamartin home, as Nesbitt had been unable to return to the UK, where he faced ‘legal problems’.

The prosecution claimed the pair had visited a Quesada casino on the night in question, before heading home to the nearby home of a British couple. Ming confirmed the visit and said they had bought some cocaine and went to the couple's home to consume more drugs.

Ming claimed Nesbitt had, in

A DISTRIBUTION network of thousands of fake watches imitating high-end brands has been busted.

The bogus timepieces were dispatched right across Alicante province to street sellers in popular tourist areas like Altea, Calpe, and Benidorm.

A man and a woman ran the scam out of a Guardamar del Segura fact, ended up having a row with the British owner over a drug deal and it was the owner who stabbed him.

This was completely denied by the homeowner who insisted Ming and Ben had 'invited themselves' there and ended up rowing between themselves. He said he had heard a scuffle and came down to find Ming clutching a knife.

The Elche judge however, was not convinced and freed Ming following the not guilty verdict. It is not known if he knew Nesbitt had previously been hospitalised following the vicious assault in 2017 in which Ming was involved.

Ming was convicted of bur-

Out of time

glary and stealing £1,600 and jailed for 3 years after driving two men to the address, where Nesbitt was stabbed. Ben's mother has described his assailants as 'scumbags'.

Amazon driver’s scary ‘Liam Neeson’ threat

AN Amazon delivery driver deliberately drove his van into a parked police car in revenge for being penalised for illegally using his phone behind the wheel.

The driver, 26, told a colleague about his plans before ramming the parked police car (above) in Valencia.

The man was spotted swigging beer in the driver's seat as he staged his ‘revenge’ outside the Policia Local station in Benicalap.

Astonished officers saw him gulp down some more booze before getting out in an inflamed mood, clutching two beer bottles.

He then unleashed a tirade of abuse and threatened to 'throw a bomb' at the policemen, who had given him six points on his licence.

When officers tried to calm him down, he pounced on one of them and tried to take his gun.

He was eventually immobilised and handcuffed and finally sedated at the station.

However, when the sedative wore off he managed to get out of the station and damaged another patrol car, before threatening two officers.

In the death threat he quoted Liam Neeson from the 'Taken' insisting: “As soon as I get out of here, I'm going to find you and I'm going to kill you”.

He added he was going to 'skin them alive' with a knife. He refused to take a breathalyser test and was taken to Valencia's La Fe hospital before making a court appearance.

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Daddy Cool to the YMCA

PREPARE to don a black afro and/or a handlebar moustache and relive your 70s disco heyday as legendary groovers Boney M and the Village People come to town.

The pair will be headlining the grand opening of Malaga’s new Sabatic Fest, which runs from June 2 to September 23.

Legend’s award

MERYL Streep has scooped one of Spain’s top awards.

The Hollywood legend has won the prestigious 2023 Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts.

The 73-year-old star already has three Oscars, as well as three Emmys, two Baftas and a best actress victory at the Cannes Film Festival.

A 19-member Asturias jury announced Streep as this year's winner, after considering 44 candidates from 20 countries. Previous winners include composers Ennio Morricone, John Williams and Martin Scorsese.

The Kramer vs. Kramer star is the first of eight winners to be announced for the international Princess Asturias Foundation. Other categories to be handed out will be in the sectors of humanities, science, and public affairs.

A presentation ceremony takes place in Oviedo's Teatro Campoamor every October attended by the Royal Family. The awards were established in 1980.