FREE COPY THE NEWSPAPER FOR How golf is SOUTHERN SPAIN helping to Official market leader Audited by PGD/OJD boost tourism February 16th to 22nd 2018 www.surinenglish.com The latest successes of the ‘Armada’ and News 2 Food & Drink 51 the fallout from Comment 24 My Home 53 Lifestyle 26 Sport 57 Fitur in this month’s Health & Beauty 40 Classified 63 Costa del Golf INSIDE in English What To Do 46 Pastimes 70 SPORT Snowboarder from Mijas bags historic bronze at the Winter Games Regino Hernández’s win in Pyeongchang secured Spain’s first medal in 26 years P51 FROOME GETS BACK ON HIS BIKE IN MIJAS Preparing for the worst. Malaga are The British rider is taking part in the Vuelta a Andalucía despite a pending investigation P50 now looking ahead to the summer with Mikel Landa (l) and Froome on the start line in La Cala de Mijas on Wednesday. :: AFP relegation in mind P52 Axarquía murder suspect has previous conviction for domestic violence faces similar charges in another trial María Adela Fortes, who was stabbed in May. María Adela had been in a to death on Monday, had met her relationship with suspect José Manuel Olea, since they met a few alleged killer a few months ago online months ago on the internet. She had been widowed four years ago fol- lowing the sudden death of her hus- The small community of Los Ro- alleged killer, who was arrested early band and had lost one of her two manes near La Viñuela was shaken on Tuesday in Marbella, has a pre- sons to multiple sclerosis just two on Monday when a 44-year-old vious conviction and suspended months ago. Her death has been con- woman was found dead in her home prison sentence for domestic vio- demned by national, regional and with around 30 stab wounds. Her lence against a former partner and local leaders. P2 Sierra de las Nieves gets Socialist realism of the How foreigners shaped green light from the Soviet era takes over the Malaga’s reputation. The government to become Tabacalera building in the names that put the city’s Andalucía’s third Russian museum’s new charity and hospitality to national park P8 collection P44&45 the test P24 22222222 February 16th to 22nd 2018 NEWS SUR IN ENGLISH Boyfriend in jail after woman found dead with 30 stab wounds in the Axarquía The suspect, whom found guilty and given a nine- month suspended prison sentence, the victim had met a two-year ban on possessing and online just months carrying weapons and a restraining order to protect his former partner. before, was arrested Olea is also due to appear in in Marbella in the court in May accused of violence against another former partner re- early hours of ported in May 2016. He faces an- Tuesday morning other nine-month sentence in this case and the restraining order is- sued remains in force. He had already been Other reports made against Olea given a suspended have been shelved. He had not been reported by María Adela. sentence for domestic José Manuel Olea appeared be- violence and had been fore a judge and was sent to Al- haurín de la Torre prison on reported several times Wednesday without bail, after ex- by previous partners ercising his right to remain silent when questioned. The homicide :: JUAN CANO / AGUSTÍN inquiry is ongoing. PELÁEZ / ÁLVARO FRÍAS MALAGA. A 44-year-old resident Facebook profiles of La Viñuela, María Adela Fortes “I want to meet girls for friendship Molina, was found dead in her or something more,” is the mes- home in the Axarquía municipal- sage of introduction on one of José ity on Monday night with around Manuel’s ten Facebook accounts. 30 stab wounds to her body. Her In total he has around 500 boyfriend, José Manuel Olea, 47, “friends” on social media, nearly whom she had met just months Detectives at the home of María Adela Fortes Molina in Los Romanes on Tuesday. :: EFE all of them women. previously on the internet, was ar- rested in Marbella and has been where the man had parked his car. sent to Alhaurín jail without bail. Suspecting a case of domestic The body of María Adela, who violence detectives launched a had been widowed four years ago, search for Olea, who lives in Mar- María Adela, a widow before was found by the parents of her bella. A Local Police officer spot- late husband when they returned ted the vehicle by chance and the she was 40, had lost her son home to their flat on the ground suspected killer was detained in floor of the building they shared Calle Juan de la Cierva. with the victim in Los Romanes, He was covered in blood but told to illness two months ago a cluster of houses close to La Viñu- officers, “I don’t remember what ela village. Paramedics could do no I’ve done, I’ve had a lot to drink.” more than to certify her death However a breathalyser test Her friends and :: AGUSTÍN PELÁEZ when they arrived on the scene. showed a negative result. neighbours said that she VÉLEZ-MÁLAGA. María Adela’s The woman’s son told the Further investigation revealed death follows a life marked by trag- Guardia Civil that on Monday eve- that Olea had been reported for was happy in her new edy. She has been described as a ning he had seen his mother’s part- domestic violence on seven previ- relationship although simple and trusting woman whose ner leave the property in his car. ous occasions by two former part- they had warned her not life revolved around her family and Officers discovered a trail of blood ners. who “got on well with everyone”. leading from the house to the place In one case in 2012 he had been to trust José Manuel Not originally from La Viñuela, María Adela in a Facebook image. :: SUR February 16th to 22nd 2018 3 SUR IN ENGLISH NEWS Mother says her National, regional and local disabled son was leaders condemn killing threatened to stop him reporting sexual assault :: SUR dalucía, Susana Díaz, used the same MALAGA María Adela’s relatives, social network to make a statement: friends and neighbours attended her “Regrettably, we have to condemn :: J. C. / Á. F. mass in Vélez-Málaga and burial in another gender crime. This time in MALAGA. Malaga’s juvenile La Viñuela on Thursday morning. La Viñuela, Malaga. The rise in mur- prosecution department is inves- Her death, the second in Andalucía ders of women is intolerable. We tigating the case of a 14-year-old this month (following the recent case must all resolve to protect and sup- boy with intellectual disability in Guadix, Granada), has sparked re- port those who suffer gender vio- who was allegedly raped by a actions from around the country. lence to put an end to this scourge.” classmate and the latter’s 11-year- On Tuesday the prime minister Residents of La Viñuela gathered Officers arrest the teacher accused of abusing student. :: SUR old brother last October. The ,Mariano Rajoy, reacted on Twitter: outside the town hall on Wednes- events came to light when teach- “I strongly condemn the terrible day for a silent protest against vio- ers intervened in an argument murder by stabbing of a woman in lence against women. María Adela in the school playground, where La Viñuela, Malaga. Society must was also remembered at the Trans- Teacher arrested accused the older brother threatened the stand united to put an implacable fiere science innovation forum be- alleged victim to persuade him end to this outrage.” ing held at Malaga’s congress cen- of abusing a student for to blame another boy, a friend The president of the Junta de An- tre and attended by Susana Díaz. who had witnessed the assault. three years since she was 12 The friend, however, confirmed the version of the victim. The school put the case in the hands of the police and the inquiry is The Guardia Civil have between teacher and pupil was con- ongoing. said that the teacher, sensual at first, although this con- The case has emerged just days who worked at a school sent is considered tainted as the girl after reports of the alleged rape of is under 16. a nine-year-old boy in the prov- in Malaga province, During the relationship the ince of Jaén. The prosecution serv- called the girl 3,000 teacher controlled the girl’s activi- ice has shelved the investigation times in one year ties, said the sources. He allegedly as the alleged perpetrators are un- gave a series of daily list of things der the age of 14 and cannot be to do to know what she was doing prosecuted. :: Á. FRÍAS / J. CANO all the time and who she was with. MALAGA. A teacher has been ar- Everything changed when the girl María Adela was buried on Thursday. :: AGUSTÍN PELÁEZ rested for abuse allegedly suffered broke her silence, becoming “fully Body found by a pupil at the school he used to aware of her situation and decided work at. Guardia Civil sources have to face her attacker and stop the floating near said that the victim, who was 12 abuse she was suffering”. she had moved to Los Romanes metic dental treatment. She had when the events began, had alleg- The sources said that the teacher Cabopino port when she married her husband, a lo- met a man online and he had given edly suffered repeated sexual abuse started to harass the girl with con- cal man.