Not guilty.two Romanians and a Moroccan, accused of torturing and killing a German couple in their home in Chilches, Málaga,

Provincial Court in Málaga has found the three men, two Romanians and a Moroccan, accused of torturing and killing a German couple in their home in Chilches, Málaga, not guilty.Inconsistencies in witness statements and the lack of DNA evidence were deciding factors in the verdict.The attack which also saw the theft of 60,000 € and jewellery took place on January 22 2007, and the three accused have been held in prison since then. The group was however found guilty of the theft of a Volkwagan Polo in Granada, and sentenced to 23 months in prison on that charge. Conflicting witness statements as to the presence of that car at the scene of the crime was key to the verdict.

Panorama urbanisation killings prosecutor is calling for a total of 113 years in prison

prosecutor is calling for a total of 113 years in prison for the three men, two Romanians and a Moroccan, who murdered a German couple in their home in Chilches on the eastern Costa del Sol in January last year.The men assaulted the property, tied up the occupants, put black plastic bags over their heads, and then shot them in cold blood several times, but then only made off with a four by four vehicle, some 13,000 € in cash, and jewellery.La Opinion de Málaga reports that the Prosecutors Office considers that the men travelled from Granada to carry out the attack thinking that there was a large deal of cash from a house sale in the property owned by the German couple in the Panorama urbanisation.