Murcia Arrest For Hoax Calls To Emergency Servces
A teenage boy has been arrested in Murcia for making an estimated 15,000 hoax calls tot he emergency servces since last June .He has been remanded in custody at the order of the youth prosecution servce .
The National Police say that he has called 112 , 092 and 091 numbers from a variety of mobile phnes reporting accidents which have never happened ..He has also insulted and threatened telephne staff .In some instances the police , fire and ambulance services have gone ot to these ” accidents ” to find no incident at all .
In some instances his calls have caused huge backlogs so that those with genuine emergencies have not been able to get through .Many of the staff have said that they have felt intimidated and then began to worry if they were once again sending the services ot to a hoax ..
Valencia Man Kills Sister And Commits Suicide
The headline here sounds as though some criminal has been on the loose but this is not the case and it is a story of compassion .The brother and sister lived in Burjassot , near Valencia .He used to be a policeman and he cared for his mentally ill sister .
Then he was diagnosed with terminal cancer and could see no way forward for the care of his sick sister and himself .The man apparently attempted to kill himself a month ago and did not succeed .He was later spoken to in a bar and told people that everything was OK and that he was ” making arrangements ” .His friends assumed that he was talking about a new treatment or some form of care for his sister.
However his “arrangements ” meant suffocating his sister and hanging himself from a door .He left a suicide note for the family explaining that he was unable to cope and that he feared for the future of his sister when he died .The couple were discovered by one of the daughter’s of the sister .
It can only be dispair which causes this type of thing to happen .Too much pressure being placed on one person .Too little support from the State , family ,friends and neighbours.It is almost impssible for an individual to bear such stress , with all of the ensuing results .A very sad tale .
Oliva U3A
The U3A in Oliva has a committment to communicating with the local community .One of the ventures which is going down well is an intercambio scheme designed to help the locals improve their English .The scheme is sponsored by the Oliva library and people usually have their meetings at the library on a Saturday morning .
The first cycle of meetings ended in January and now the second one is about to start , due to start on March 7.Apart from the obvious educational aspect it is also a very important socialising event .It is all about enjoyment and humour plays a very important role .
These exchanges form only a part of the programme for forging links .In June the U3A photographic group will be exhibiting work in the Casa Cultura .They will also have a stall at the Gastronomic Feria on the 18th to the 21st of June .They also have some very populas Spanish lessons for those who wish to learn or improve their language skills .