Murder
A 26-year-old man from Madrid has been arrested on suspicion of killing his mother then putting her remains in Tupperware containers.
The incident came to light when a friend of the missing 66-year-old contacted the police to say she hadn’t seen her for about a month, prompting a patrol to visit the family home on Thursday.
The son was immediately arrested on suspicion of killing his mother.
Police said the suspect had previously been arrested 12 times, for various reasons.
Local media suggested the suspect had been engaging in cannibalism but there was no confirmation from the police.
Election Opinion Poll
Spanish right-wing parties PP, Ciudadanos and Vox could together hold a parliamentary majority in the snap election on April 28, one opinion poll showed on Saturday.
It was the first such outcome in a major poll since Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called the early election a week ago.
The three right-wing parties will win 169-179 seats in the election in the 350-seat parliament according to a Sigma Dos poll.
Sanchez’s Socialist Party will win the biggest share of seats, 110-114, according to the poll, short of a majority.
Opinion polls have over recent weeks have differed over which parties would have enough seats to form a coalition.
McLaren Team Fire
Three McLaren personnel had to be treated at the medical centre at Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya after a fire in the team’s garage.
McLaren said the team members were “released shortly after” following what was said to be “a small fire” that was “quickly extinguished”.
The car was stripped down and checked for damage, and none was found.
The fire is not expected to affect McLaren’s involvement in next week’s final pre-season test at the track.
McLaren and other teams were taking part in a private filming day at the circuit.
The first pre-season test finished on Thursday, and the final one starts on 26 February.
Hepatitus
Spanish doctors have launched an ambitious plan to eradicate Hepatitis C in just three years.
Experts have created a 10-point strategy to treat the 70,000 to 100,000 Spaniards who are unaware that they have the virus.
The move is a bid to meet the World Health Organisation requirements, which stipulate that Hepatitis C must be eliminated by 2021.
Scientists have formed the Alliance for the Elimination of Viral Hepatitis and say their plan allows them to ‘get close’ to achieving the three-year goal.