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Good afternoon.
On Thursday night we heard someone on our roof, followed by seeing him on the terrace (Los Balcones, Torrevieja). He tried to escape over a wall, but was unsuccessful. While I called for the police, he scrambled back onto the roof and across to next door (semi detached, shared roof), and down into their garden, where we believe he had got in. The Guardia Civil were very quick in arriving, spotted him in next door’s garden and handcuffed him. My husband filled in the paperwork and was called into the office Friday morning to provide details of the damage he had caused to our solar water heater and roof tiles and to sign off his statement. We then had to go to the Court building in Torrevieja this morning. However, the intruder - a 23 year old lad called ‘Rachid’ has pleaded ‘not guilty’, so it has to go to a Court Hearing later in the month. We wonder whether he will get away with it, as there were no other witnesses that saw him on our roof or in our garden - just the Guardia Civil who only saw him when he was in next door’s garden.
The material damage is minimal, but we would like to see justice done. What my question is, is: if the case is dismissed because they can’t actually prove that it was him on our property, would we be then be liable for any fees in regard to the case?
Please can I ask that you only reply if you actually know, not for what happen in the Uk, or what would appear to be course for action. Thank you for reading, and for any advice on this matter.
