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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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Paraglider injured after bad landing in Parcent, north of Altea

A 38-year-old male sustained injuries yesterday, Saturday April 5th, as a result of an accident that occurred during the landing of a paraglider in the Camí del Barranquet area of Parcent, about 40 kms north of Altea.

The Alicante Provincial Fire Consortium promptly mobilised a rescue helicopter (Alpha 01) and members of the Special Rescue Group (GER) upon receiving the alert.

The victim sustained severe back pain and multiple injuries, according to Consortium sources. In order to continue with his evacuation, it was necessary to conduct a helicopter rescue due to the challenge of accessing the site.

The victim was transported to the San Vicente Fire Station, where he was transported to the Alicante General Hospital for additional medical evaluation and treatment by ambulance.

The emergency teams’ prompt response enabled the safe execution of the rescue, thereby reducing the time necessary for medical assistance to be administered to the injured individual.

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El Palmeral Park in Alicante will be closed for a week

El Palmeral Park in Alicante will be closed from Monday, April 7th to Friday, April 11th, Alicante council has announced. Renovation work that has been ongoing for months is being finalised.

In order to finalise all tasks and ensure that the park is prepared for its reopening, they will implement a temporary closure. The council has stated that upon its restoration, a more comprehensive and accessible space will be provided for the enjoyment of all ages.

The works are a component of a project that commenced in 2021, despite the numerous obstacles that have arisen along the way, including changes in the company, deadline extensions, and budget adjustments. However, the conclusion is imminent, and tangible enhancements are imminent.

These are some of the primary new features that are being integrated into the park:

Four expansive facilities that are inclusive, ensuring that all children can participate, irrespective of their capabilities.
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Two new callisthenics spaces have been established to facilitate outdoor training without the necessity of a gym.
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There are five picnic areas, which makes it an excellent option to dine in the park once more.
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The pier, access sites, and roads have been renovated due to their significant deterioration.
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A new water collection and chlorination system has been installed in the canals and lakes, which have been renovated.
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Enhanced verdant spaces, including additional shade and new vegetation.
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All of this was accomplished with an investment of over 800,000 euros in one of the most frequently visited areas in the southern region of the city.

Saturday, April 12th, is the intended date for the reopening. If all proceeds according to plan, El Palmeral Park in Alicante will reopen with all of these improvements completed and accessible to the public.

Therefore, it will be necessary to wait for a few days. However, it is time to revisit this verdant area and uncover a new perspective: one that is more contemporary, more comfortable, and offers a plethora of opportunities for spending the day.

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Man arrested for fraud, document forgery and burglary in Elche

In Elche (Alicante), a 34-year-old man has been apprehended for allegedly destroying the key safe of a tourist flat in order to defraud numerous individuals who were interested in renting it through an advertisement website.

The arrested individual is purported to have forced open the keysafe of the tourist flat in the La Hoya district of Elche in order to enter and change the lock, according to investigative sources. He subsequently posted a fraudulent advertisement on a website, assuming the identity of the owner, and showed the interior to potential clients.

A woman reported that she had booked the vacation rental through the aforementioned listing website and was shown the interior of the house by the alleged proprietor.

When the time came to move in, she paid €1,350. However, the door would not open when she attempted to use the keys. Then, an additional complaint was received from a victim who had reserved the same property through the online portal and had paid a total of €600. They too were unable to gain entry.

The suspect had been previously arrested for the same offences at the same vacation property in La Hoya, for a prior fraud of 3,350 euros, according to police investigations.

The National Police apprehended him for two alleged offences of fraud: falsifying documents and robbery with force, as he presented himself with an identity on each occasion.