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The Justice Department allocates over 863,000 euros to enhance energy efficiency at the Orihuela judicial headquarters

The Ministry of Justice and Public Administration has finalised initiatives to enhance energy efficiency in the Orihuela courthouse, entailing a total investment of 863,439 euros.

The actions undertaken include the renovation of air conditioning and lighting systems with high energy efficiency alternatives, as well as the installation of a photovoltaic solar plant that facilitates the utilisation of renewable energy sources.

The Ministry aims to decrease CO₂ emissions, consumption, and energy costs to achieve optimal energy performance in the building situated in Plaza de Santa Lucía.

The investment in the new air conditioning amounts to 684,874 euros. The system comprises multiple hybrid VRF-water configurations with heat recovery for each plant, utilising R-32 as the refrigerant. Hybrid VRV systems effectively fulfil the criteria of high efficiency, decreased energy consumption, integration of renewable energies, and minimised use of refrigerant gas. This will enhance the thermal comfort experienced by users.

A new ventilation system has been installed at the headquarters, incorporating an air treatment unit (UTA) that facilitates comprehensive air treatment.

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An investment of 159,996 euros has been made in the lighting work, primarily directed towards replacing fluorescent and incandescent luminaires with LED luminaires.

Furthermore, multi-sensors for daylight regulation, presence sensors, and a lighting control system for common areas with time and usage programming have been implemented. The building’s lighting level has been enhanced in accordance with current regulations, resulting in an estimated energy consumption reduction of over 50%.

The solar installation at the Orihuela courthouse includes 20 panels, each rated at 600 W, resulting in an installed capacity of 10 kW and a peak capacity of 12 kW. The project cost is €18,568.19, and it is anticipated that the energy produced will meet 16% of the building’s electricity needs, resulting in savings on conventional energy supply.


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Arrests for intimidating witnesses

Alicante National Police

Three men have been arrested by National Police for threatening and abusing two young men in order to persuade them to change their testimony during a police inquiry.

The police inquiry began after a young man complained to officers that he had been beaten and intimidated by three acquaintances in order to induce him to withdraw a statement he had given to police in Benidorm on an investigation in which they were involved.

One of the attackers recorded the attack on a cell phone and threatened to use a knife to harm the victim’s buddy who was present at the time to prevent him from intervening.

Days before the incident, one of the perpetrators sent the victim many threats via a mobile messaging app, threatening to attack her if she did not change her statement. This made the victim extremely apprehensive and fearful of encountering these people on the street.

Another victim was attacked for the exact same reason


During the inquiry, authorities discovered a second complaint from another victim who had been threatened to falsify his statement before being surprised on the street and assaulted by a man who was also connected to the Benidorm investigation into the other accused.

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Once all of the information about the incident had been gathered, officers from the Alicante Northern District Police Station’s Judicial Police group conducted a series of checks, which resulted in the complete identification of the three perpetrators of the first attack, as well as the perpetrator of the second victim. All of them were men aged 20 to 22.

Officers eventually discovered three of the perpetrators, who were arrested for alleged bodily harm and obstruction of justice.

Agents are working to locate and apprehend the other suspect in the event.

Following police investigations, the inmates were hauled before the Alicante Court of First Instance for duty.

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Santa Pola Local Police arrested man for smashing 27 wing mirrors

Santa Pola Local Police Mirror Smash

Santa Pola Local Police arrested a man for reportedly smashing and striking the wing mirrors of at least 27 cars parked in the downtown area of the coastal town.

The incident occurred on Saturday 22nd March, about 5:00 a.m. A police unit was dispatched to the scene after witnesses called in a report.

Officers spotted the man along the streets specified by the neighbour who phoned police and discovered that he had injuries to his hands that could have been caused by striking objects such as the rearview mirrors of those cars.


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Marcin, the Manchester butcher who attempted to hide in Alicante

Alicante, the province with the biggest concentration of non-Spanish people (27%), is a red sign for international criminals looking to conceal their activities. One of them could have been a dismembered butcher who, if not apprehended in Manchester, would be roaming the streets of Alicante.

Marcin Majerkiewicz’s case startled the English city with its ferocity. The 42-year-old Pole was recently convicted guilty of murdering, dismembering, and dispersing his roommate’s body throughout Manchester last year.

Manchester Crown Court concluded that Majerkiewicz murdered Stuart Everett, 67, before dismembering his body into 27 pieces and depositing his remains in various areas throughout Manchester and Salford over the course of a week in an attempt to conceal his crime.

Majerkiewicz was unemployed with 60,000 euros in debt, an obsession with violent horror, and a tattoo of the slasher film character Jason Voorhees from Friday the 13th.

This gory incident almost brought Alicante into the picture, as it was discovered that the killer had been looking online for rental properties in the province to escape his troublesome life in the United Kingdom before being arrested.

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Everett, whose parents were Polish, taught English to Polish immigrants, and Majerkiewicz was among his students. In 2017, he moved into his teacher’s home, where he stayed with another man until the day of the incident.

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The relationship soured in 2024. The cause is unknown: it may have been a fight, an argument, or the dissolution of a more intimate relationship between the two. What Manchester Police do know is that on April 4th, last year, the first human remains were discovered in a nature reserve, sparking the inquiry.

A check of security cameras revealed the Pole as the primary suspect, with photos showing him carrying an 18-kilogram sack of human remains.

Stuart’s family, who do not live in Manchester, did not report him missing. This is because Majerkiewicz used Stuart’s identity for around three weeks after the murder. He sent them WhatsApp messages, birthday cards, and gifts. Stuart’s family was misled into believing he was still alive while he attempted to improve his life on the Costa Blanca.

Rebecca Macaulay-Addison, a specialist Crown prosecutor from the Crown’s Complex Case Unit, stated that “Marcin Majerkiewicz murdered Stuart Everett before making a despicable and disturbing attempt to cover his tracks by disposing of Mr. Everett’s remains.”

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“Majerkiewicz not only stole a loved one from those caring for Mr. Everett; his subsequent actions almost certainly exacerbated his pain and suffering,” he continued.

Detectives analysed security cameras and mobile phones to identify Majerkiewicz’s visits to secluded places in Salford and Manchester for the purpose of depositing human remains.

These excursions included remote regions, waterways, and rural parks. Detectives discovered Stuart’s remains or DNA at six spots after conducting extensive land and marine searches in 19 areas.

Detective Chief Superintendent Lewis Hughes, the investigation’s chief investigator, described it as a case of “exceptional complexity and magnitude, with detectives initially responding to partial human remains found deep within an isolated woodland.”

“From the beginning, we said we wouldn’t give up, and the victim and her family remained at the forefront of our minds and actions throughout the entire process,” according to the detective.

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Majerkiewicz was arrested on April 25th, 2024. Following a two-week trial at Manchester Crown Court, he was found guilty of murder and is set to be sentenced to life in prison on March 28th.


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