Malaga victim turned suspect

A MAN has been arrested for allegedly exaggerating a crime he reported to the police.

After having a number of personal items including his car keys (and then car) stolen, the 50-year-old Malaga man placed a report stating that his car had been stolen and violence used, the National Police force said.

Yet police investigations led officers to believe that in fact he had exaggerated the crime to try and get compensation out of his insurance company, and the victim became the suspect as the man was arrested for fraud and making up crimes.