By Tara Rippin • Published: 11 Mar 2020 • 11:21
CEREMONY: Motril Town Hall remembers Spain’s missing people. CREDIT: Ayuntamiento de Motril
MARIA Teresa Fernández, who disappeared from Motril in August 2000, was remembered by family, residents of Motril and the Town Hall last week.
The Council held an official ceremony to remember Spain’s missing people, with a special mention to Maria who vanished almost 20 years ago, aged just 18.
Mayor, Luisa María García Chamorro, said: “Maria’s relatives are here today, receiving all of our love, and have for 20 years been one of the greatest examples of dignity, strength and dignity. And this is because they have never given up.”
Reading the institutional manfisesto on the steps of the Town Hall building, which was illuminated in green, the Mayor also highlighted the plight of thousands of families across Spain who remain hopeful of finding their lost loved ones, while searching for answers.
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Tara Rippin is a reporter for Spain’s largest English-speaking newspaper, Euro Weekly News, and is responsible for the Costa Blanca region. She has been in journalism for more than 20 years, having worked for local newspapers in the Midlands, UK, before relocating to Spain in 1990. Since arriving, the mother-of-one has made her home on the Costa Blanca, while spending 18 months at the EWN head office in Fuengirola on the Costa del Sol. She loves being part of a community that has a wonderful expat and Spanish mix, and strives to bring the latest and most relevant news to EWN’s loyal and valued readers.
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