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Suspect in the 2009 murder of a woman gunned down in front of her sons in Madrid has been arrested

By Tara Rippin • Published: 11 Jun 2020 • 11:50

A murder suspect on the run for 11 years after the shooting of a woman in Madrid has been arrested in Cáceres.

THE victim was shot dead by two gunmen while in her car with her two young sons in 2009.

One of the young boys was hurt, and the other uninjured.

The now detained suspect’s father was arrested months after the shooting, and remains in prison.

But Madrid Police Headquarters confirmed the son fled after the killing on November 7.

He was located in Cáceres where he was taking refuge at the home of a relative using a false identity.

Eleven years ago, the deceased mother-of-two was driving from Villaverde to Vallecas with her two children when her car was shot at by two gunmen who got out of two separate vehicles.

Police made the first arrest in January 2010, and have spent the last 11 years trying to track down the second suspected shooter.

The detainee has been remanded into custody awaiting a further court hearing.

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Tara Rippin

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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