Trouble

Whilst the Committee meeting mentioned in the last post was in progress, a Spanish family arrived to complain that an English youth had hit their Son in the face with a bottle, causing serious injury and rendering their Son unconscious. The English youth had been arrested and was in the custody of the Guardia Civil, it is believed he was on holiday here and aged about 13.
It is also believed a second English boy, a resident of Mi Sol, is being sought by the Guardia Civil in connection with this incident.

Members of the Committee then explained that the previous evening there had been trouble between groups of English and Spanish teenagers. It would appear that many of them were drunk. It is also believed that the alcohol was supplied to them by the Kiosk next to the fence and not by the Bar. It is quite common for empty litre beer bottles to be found in the space between the Bar and the Petanque Court every morning. I am given to understand that the Bar does not sell litre bottles of beer.

Another incident during the evening, concerned a 15 year old English girl who had her head pulled back by a Spanish youth, whilst his girlfriend threatened to slit the girls throat. The youth concerned is known to be from a neighbouring estate.

The Guardia Civil had been called to Mi Sol on more than one occasion during the evening. It was reported that during one of these visits, the Guardia Civil had spoken to the Parents of one of the English teenagers, advising them that if their Son was caught drinking alcohol again, they would be denounced leading to a fine of some Euro 6000 or 3 days in prison.

It must be stressed that apart from the visit to the Office by the Spanish family, these are eyewitness reports, I was not there and did not see them myself.