second Irishman arrested for the shooting of a 54 year old British man in his home.

The National Police has arrested a second Irishman, 45 year old R.M.M. in connection to the shooting of a 54 year old Briton in his Benalmádena home. Peter Christley was shot when he went to answer the door of his home in Calle Londres, Urbanisation Torremar Park, On January 27 2010.

The second man was arrested in Montevideo, Uruguay, on an international arrest warrant opened by Interpol. His arrest follows the arrest of a 53 year old Irishman, J.G.D. in Fuengirola last week.

The National Police think the investigation in the case is now practically closed, although they still have to establish which of the two arrested men actually pulled the trigger.

La Opinion de Málaga reports that the two arrested men face charges of attempted homicide and extortion. It seems that the two men gave the victim 200,000 € to launder, which the police think has its origin in drug trafficking.

The victim however is reported to have failed to have returned the money, claiming it had been stolen. He was given time to find it, but it seems the shooters patience finally ran out.

However the assassination attempt failed, with the British man admitted to the Clínico Hospital in Málaga with several gunshot wounds, to the hip and intestines, from which he has now made a recovery. Police refer to the victim of being ‘of police interest’ given the case.

Both the shooters are Irish and from Cork and were identified quickly thanks to a statement from the victim himself.