accused of shooting the boyfriend of his ex-girlfriend in Dénia with a sub-machine gun.

The National Police have arrested a 47 year old Frenchman, named with the initials A.L. who is accused of shooting the boyfriend of his ex-girlfriend in Dénia with a sub-machine gun. The gun was type UZI with a silence and three cartridges with a total of 90 bullets.

The aggressor broke into the home of his ex. In the La Alhambra Urbanisation, just after midnight on Tuesday night, and calmly shot her new boyfriend repeatedly.

The woman, named as 31 year old A.M., also suffered stab wounds, with serious cuts to a hand and head injuries, and has been admitted to the Marina Alta hospital in Dénia in a serious condition. Her two daughters witnessed the attack on their mother, according to Dénia Town Hall,
Forenisc police inspect the bullet casings - EFE

although that has not been confirmed.

The dead man is reported to be a 32 year old Spaniard.

The aggressor has been taken to the local police cells in Dénia where he has been questioned and is now with the National Police who have taken over the case. The woman had placed a denuncia against the attacker for ill-treatment and there was a distancing order in place