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Get Ready For Summer: Costa Brava
Sunday 08 May 2011
Our fortnightly series of travellers’ guides to holiday destinations reaches the Catalan coast in Spain. Eddi Fiegel reports
Paedophile jailed for 16 years
Friday 11 March 2011
A paedophile whose partner is accused of murdering their two children in a Spanish hotel has been jailed for 16 years.
Man found guilty of using hypnotism to abuse girl
Thursday 16 December 2010
A man whose partner is accused of murdering their two children is facing jail after using hypnotism and violence to sexually abuse a girl.
'Murder' mother's partner guilty of abuse
Wednesday 15 December 2010
A man whose partner is accused of murdering their two children in a Spanish hotel was today facing jail after using hypnotism and violence to groom and sexually abuse a young girl.
Murder accused mother 'tried to protect children'
Monday 13 December 2010
A woman accused of murdering her two children in a Spanish hotel room today choked back tears as she told a court she tried to "protect" her children from social services.
The Skating Rink, By Roberto Bolaño, trs Chris Andrews
Sunday 24 October 2010
There's murder afoot – but that seems to be the least of these lovelorn characters' problems
Father of dead children denies sex offences
Tuesday 27 July 2010
An alleged paedophile whose wife is accused of murdering their two children in a Spanish hotel denied a string of sex offences today.
Funeral of children 'killed by mother in hotel'
Tuesday 08 June 2010
A funeral will be held today for two British children whose mother admitted suffocating them in a Spanish hotel room.
Father of murdered children remanded on sex charges
Monday 07 June 2010
An alleged paedophile whose wife is accused of murdering their two children in a Spanish hotel appeared in court today.
Letter from murder-charge mother tells of 'wonderful holiday'
Saturday 29 May 2010
A mother who has admitted killing her two children in a Spanish hotel spoke of giving them a "short and wonderful holiday" prior to their deaths, it was disclosed today.
Child deaths mother fled police after son's birth
Monday 24 May 2010
A woman who admitted killing her two children in a Spanish hotel room fled from police hours after her baby son was born, it was reported today.
Mother charged over Spain deaths
Saturday 22 May 2010
The mother of two children found dead in a hotel room at a Spanish holiday resort has been charged with their murders. Lianne Smith, 43, was jailed pending trial on suspicion of killing Rebecca, five, and Daniel, 11 months, in Lloret de Mar, Costa Brava, on Tuesday.
Mother 'admitted killing children in Spanish hotel'
Friday 21 May 2010
A mother has confessed to killing her two children in a Spanish hotel room, court officials said today.
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