Yesterday, Wednesday May 7th, a guard at a mental health centre in Elda was sentenced to 12 years in prison and ordered to pay 12,000€ compensation for the periodic sexual assault of a patient.

According to the Valencian High Court of Justice (TSJCV), the prosecution accuses him of committing a continuous crime of sexual assault with penetration. The court has stated that he is accused of intermittently entering the user’s bedroom and sexually assaulting her.

During the summer of 2021 and June 2022, the defendant, according to the prosecution, exploited night shifts and entered the victim’s room on a weekly basis. The victim has been diagnosed with an illness that impairs her ability to exert her will.

The TSJCV stated that the man, who is alleged to be fully cognisant of the woman’s diagnosis, informed her on numerous occasions that she would deeply regret it if she disclosed the situation to anyone.

A significant disturbance occurred in the Colonia Madrid neighbourhood of Benidorm. On Tuesday May 6th, firefighters from the Provincial Fire Consortium in the tourism capital responded to Calle Alcalá in response to a fire that had originated on the balcony of a residence in a building that housed a gas cylinder.

A fire brigade vehicle, an urban fire engine, and a specialised high-rise rescue vehicle were used to transport firefighters to the location. An ambulance and paramedics were also activated as a precautionary measure, in addition to numerous Benidorm Local Police and National Police units.

The flames on the residence’s veranda caused damage to several private possessions. The safety valve of a cylinder ruptured as a result of the elevated pressure of the gas inside, which resulted in the formation of a blazing flame. The fire only resulted in material damage.

Thanks to the drone of the city’s Local Police Air Unit, firefighters were able to rapidly halt the progression of the fire by obtaining instantaneous images of the interior of the burned residence. This facilitated emergency coordination at the forward command post.

A 44-year-old motorcyclist was fatally injured in a traffic accident that happened on the Orihuela Costa yesterday afternoon, Wednesday May 7th. According to sources from the Civil Guard Traffic Department, the deceased was involved in a head-on collision with a vehicle while operating a motorbike.

At approximately 7 p.m., the fatal collision took place at kilometre 3,500 of the CV-941 in Dehesa de Campoamor, Orihuela Costa.