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Five years in jail for killing Irishman in Torrevieja

The case against the person accused of killing 36-year-old Irishman Carl Aidan Carr with a brass knuckle in Torrevieja in September 2018 was finally settled today in an Elche Court. The agreement between the defence, the prosecutor’s office, and the private prosecution led to a big drop in the prison sentences that were originally asked for. The main suspect in the crime, an Irishman named Wayne Patrick W., was represented by lawyer Francisco Miguel Galiana Botella. He was given five years in prison for murder and an extra year for illegally possessing weapons (a pistol was taken from him), which is less than the fifteen and three years in prison that were originally asked for each crime.

Four more defendants in the case, three of whom had lawyers named José Soler Martín, José Manuel Alamán, and Andrés Morales, were each given a three-month jail sentence for concealment instead of the three years that were originally asked for each of them.

The government and the victim’s family’s private prosecution both agreed that all the accused should be given the mitigating circumstance of undue delay. The perpetrator should also be given the mitigating circumstance of drug addiction and reparation for damages, since he paid 95,000 euros before the trial to make up for the emotional harm he caused to Carl Aidan Carr’s mother. There is still another 5,000 euros to pay, and it must be done by March 20 of next year, as agreed upon. This will avoid a hearing by jury.

Wayne Patrick W. has to go to report to jail between March 11th to 20th to finish his time. The victim of the crime was born on March 11th. His body was hidden in a rural area of the municipality of Rojales, and it wasn’t found until four months after he went missing.

The Irishman who was found guilty of the crime has tried to say sorry to the victim’s mother, who was in the Elche courtroom, but she has not accepted his words of regret.

It took five defendants pleading guilty before the judge gave the decision “in voce” and agreed with what the Prosecutor’s Office and the private prosecution said in their written arguments. The murder happened early on September 17, 2018, in a house in the La Siesta neighbourhood of Torrevieja. The house was home to the Irishman who was killed, the suspect Wayne Patrick, and a third person involved named Simon Mark F., who died in Ireland while the case was being investigated.

“Sexual approaches”

Two men named Carl Aidan Carr and Simon Mark F. went to the house with three other women, one of whom was Wayne’s ex-girlfriend. The victim ended up having a relationship with her on the couch, which she called “sexual advances.” Simon went to a pub in Orihuela Costa to tell his ex-boyfriend what had happened. The two of them then went back to their flat in Torrevieja.

When he walked in, Carl and Wayne’s ex-girlfriend were arguing on the couch. To put an end to Carl’s life, Wayne hit him several times in the face with a brass knuckle, and the other suspect, who died in Ireland, stabbed him several times, according to the charge made by the prosecution and admitted by the defendant. The hits killed Carl by breaking “complex fractures of the facial bone.”

Wayne Patrick and Simon Mark called one of the people they thought was covering up the crime, cleaned up the blood in the house, and then drove the body to a piece of land in Rojales to bury it.

Three women have also been put on trial for hiding the crime. One of them is Wayne’s ex-girlfriend, who started the attack that killed him. Even though this woman knew that her ex-partner had killed Carl, she told the Civil Guard a lie in her first statement so that Wayne wouldn’t be investigated.

Another woman who was found guilty of concealment gave Wayne Patrick a fake alibi by saying that he was with her in an Orihuela Costa pub the night of the crime and then at her house, where he stayed the night and left in the afternoon the next day.

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Consum announces the opening of new stores in Aldaia, Alaquàs, Sueca, Xàtiva, Massanassa and Torrevieja

Consum expands its operations in the Valencian Community and announces the opening of additional stores in six towns throughout Valencia. The Valencian cooperative’s comprehensive network of supermarkets in the region is further enhanced by these new openings.

New Consum stores are scheduled to open in Valencia in 2025

The following are the new stores that Consum will establish in the towns of Valencia:

Alaquàs

Aldaia

Massanassa

Sueca

Xàtiva

Torrevieja (Alicante)

Three of the stores that were acquired from Kuups last year have enabled the establishment of some of these new supermarkets. These have already been assigned an estimated opening date:

Massanassa (C/ Medi Ambient), which is scheduled to commence operations at the conclusion of May.
Alaquàs (Av. Blasco Ibáñez) and Aldaia (Av. Miguel Hernández) will launch under the Consum brand in the middle of the year.
Consum intends to maintain its pace of establishing 53 new supermarkets in 2025, including 18 of its own stores and 35 Charter stores, as well as to execute 31 renovations and expansions.

In 2024, Consum achieved revenues of €4,707.03 million, a 7.3% increase, and profits of €108.7 million, a 7.5% increase from the previous year. These figures substantiate the business model advocated by the Valencian cooperative, which is founded on price competitiveness, a diverse selection of leading brands without sacrificing the quality of its own brand, and a steadfast dedication to ensuring customer savings through discounts and gift vouchers. More than €62.2 million has been allocated to this initiative.

Antonio Rodríguez Lázaro, the CEO of Consum, stated that “these results are indicative of the dedication of our entire team, the confidence of our customers, and our capacity to adjust to change while maintaining our commitment to sustainability and innovation.”

It maintained its sixth position in the national classification of distribution companies by surface area throughout the year, increasing its market share by 0.1% to 4.7% of the national market. Nielsen reports that its market share by sales in its area of influence is 13.45%.

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The El Raso, Guardamar celebrates with a Tapas Route and concerts between May 15th and 17th

The programme for the third edition of the Guardamar del Segura City Council’s festivities has been unveiled in collaboration with the residents’ association of the El Raso Urbanisation, an area that is home to a significant number of international residents.

Between May 15th and 17th, the El Raso Urbanisation will commemorate its festivities with a Tapas Route and concerts. The festivities will take place on Thursday, May 15th and Friday, May 16th, and will feature an International Tapas Route featuring twelve establishments, which is two more than the previous year. María Venerdi, the Councillor for Festivals, has announced that participants will be able to experience tapas and a drink for 3.50 euros. Additionally, participants will have the opportunity to participate in a drawing for a variety of rewards and vote for their preferred tapa on the “Tapaporte.” Last year’s edition saw the sale of over 7,000 tapas, as emphasised by the local organisers.

José Luis Sáez, the mayor of Guardamar, has emphasised the significance of “neighbourhoods becoming increasingly integrated into the dynamics of the municipality,” and he has noted that this event has “consolidated itself and become a great gastronomic celebration for the municipality.”

The city council will also offer a transport service that will travel to all participating venues in order to simplify the process of travelling.

Auditorio del Campo will host a grand celebration on Saturday, May 17th, commencing at 6 p.m. The event will feature a variety of musical groups, including the Costa Blanca Singers, who will serve as the opening act.

The charitable nature of these festivities has been emphasised by the Guardamar councillor for Festivals. The El Raso festival committee has sold T-shirts for the Tapas Route at a price of 10 euros. The proceeds of these sales, in addition to those from the bar service on the 17th, will be donated entirely to charitable causes, including the ‘El Milagro de Ver’ Foundation, which is dedicated to enhancing eye health in developing countries, and to those impacted by DANA in Valencia.

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Elche joins the national protests for Palestine on May 10th

Tomorrow, Saturday May 10th, the Elche Palestine Solidarity Committee has scheduled a demonstration in accordance with the national mobilisations under the slogan “Move for Palestine.” The march will commence at 7:00 p.m., and the rally will be held at the Chimeneas de L’Algeps in Elche at 6:30 p.m.

The initiative aims to denounce the situation in Gaza and Palestine as a whole, and to encourage citizens to demonstrate their solidarity and demand genuine action to halt the violence. The Elche Palestine Solidarity Committee extends an invitation to all individuals, irrespective of their gender or age, to participate in this collective demonstration.

As part of a coordinated campaign to increase awareness of the situation in Palestine and demand an end to the violence and occupation, this mobilisation is one of a series of demonstrations that have been organised in various cities throughout Spain.