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Daily Record
3 days ago
- Business
- Daily Record
Spanish mayor demands more police to tackle organised crime after shootings of Ross Monaghan and Eddie Lyons Jr
Mayor Ana Mula wants to 'reinforce' collaboration between local and national police forces following the fatal shootings of Ross Monaghan, 43, and Eddie Lyons Jnr, 46. The mayor of Fuengirola has revealed the Spanish resort is ill-equipped to tackle serious crime after two Scottish crime figures were gunned down at the weekend. Mayor Ana Mula wants to 'reinforce' collaboration between local and national police forces following the fatal shootings of Ross Monaghan, 43, and Eddie Lyons Jnr, 46. The pair were gunned down in front of stunned onlookers. In an emergency meeting, she demanded more resources and police specialised in organised crime 'to improve the response to the growing phenomenon of gang fights related to drug trafficking on the Costa del Sol '. She said: 'We live in a world and at a time when crime knows no borders. And in places like the Costa del Sol, phenomena are occurring which, by expansion, affect us irremediably. 'That is why our determination is to tackle it without hot air, to put all possible threats on the table and to prepare ourselves to face this new context, with the means at our disposal, with the best guarantees. 'We need the involvement of the state to be much greater in this matter' to "reinforce collaboration and improve prevention and action in terms of public safety.' The mayor pointed out that the main police unions have been calling for weeks for more material and human resources to combat criminal activity. She announced that a plan to reinforce the Local Police is being studied in order to increase their presence and effectiveness in all their areas of competence. These measures will form part of the special operation that the police force sets up every summer in the city for the high tourist season. So far this year, she has written twice to the Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, urging him to build a new National Police station. The first letter was sent on January 15, the second on March 25, 2025. However, she said, she has not received a reply to either of them. "Unfortunately, the facts are proving us right,' she said. 'And it is not only necessary to have facilities that are in accordance with the population level of Fuengirola, but also more police officers who are specialised in the criminal cases that occur in our area. 'I intend to be very insistent on this real demand. It is an absolute priority for our residents and our town.' An FCDO Spokesperson said: 'We are providing support to the families of two British men who died in Fuengirola and are in contact with the local authorities.'
CTV News
17-05-2025
- Automotive
- CTV News
OPP, local police urge safety first during Victoria Day long weekend
Provincial and local police are reminding drivers to prioritize road safety as the Victoria Day long weekend brings increased traffic, including trailers and boats, to highways and city streets. An undated photo of a car driving down a clear northern Ontario roadway is shown. (File photo/Eric Taschner/CTV News Northern Ontario)
Daily Mirror
02-05-2025
- Health
- Daily Mirror
'House of Horrors' dad who kept his three kids prisoner since Covid seen for first time
The first image of a father who kept his three children hidden inside a 'house of horrors' for four years has been pictured for the first time. Christian Steffen, 53, and his wife Melissa Ann Steffen, 48, were arrested after neighbours raised the alarm after hearing children making noises in the house, despite never having seen any coming or going. Police discovered three boys - two eight-year-old twins and their 10-year-old brother - inside the home which was kept in a disgusting state, with piles of rubbish animal excrement on the ground. Each of the boys was also forced to wear nappies and they slept in caged beds. Their father has now been pictured for the first time. He is said to have worked as a freelance tech recruiter and an HR manager. He is also believed to have a PhD from Hamburg University. A source close to the case told El Espanyol: "The minors had a schedule for going to the bathroom and a maximum number of times per day because the rest of the time they had to wear diapers. "They were obsessed with the idea their children had serious illnesses and were going to die from the pandemic. "All the blinds in the house were closed, except for those in the children's two bedrooms, which were allowed to be open exactly halfway across the window. At 5.10pm every day, the children were to lower the blinds in their rooms ." The children were kept out of school and were forbidden to leave the house. Instead, there was a study room where the children were taught how to read, write and do maths. Each child was barefoot and wearing nappies when police arrived. When they were taken out of the building the children did not even have shoes of their sizes to wear. A police officer said earlier: 'They were very scared and around the mother, who told us all the time the little ones had serious pathologies and that we should not approach them. 'They had three masks, each on top of each other. They were oblivious to any contact with reality. 'They touched the grass and breathed fresh air as if they had never done so before in their lives. They saw a snail and they were completely taken aback.' The chief commissioner of the Local Police of Oviedo, Francisco Javier Lozano, told a press conference the German couple were arrested. The initial search of the house had been made more difficult because Spain was in darkness by the electricity outage. He added: 'We have dismantled the house of horrors.' When police knocked on the front door, the father answered but asked the officers to wait for a few minutes so the children could put their masks on. The children, who spoke mostly in English, were evaluated at the Central University Hospital of Asturias and placed under the guardianship of the Government of the Principality.
