Earlier this week, the Guardia Civil arrested a British citizen in a municipality in the Region of Murcia for his purported involvement in the murder of one of the two individuals accused of the crime committed by Northern Irishman John George. George’s body was discovered in a citrus farm in Rojales in January 2025.
The suspect identified by the Homicide Team of the Guardia Civil of Alicante for the murder of Czech Michael M. in Torrevieja is currently in provisional detention after being brought before a judge. Sources close to the case who spoke to this newspaper have stated that the investigations are ongoing and that additional parties may be involved.
The investigation initially disregarded the possibility of a connection between the murder of Czech citizen Michael M., 33, and the murder of John George. It also ruled out the possibility that he was murdered in order to prevent him from testifying in the case against the primary suspect, Northern Irishman Jonathan Alan S., who was released on bail last weekend after being arrested with weapons in Alicante.
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Michael M.’s statement directly connected Jonathan Alan S. to the gunshot death of John George, and he actually testified in court that he received death threats from this suspect.
In recent months, on the Orihuela Costa region has been the site of two additional homicides, both of which were associated with drug-related score-settling and involved British citizens. A young Englishman was killed in one of the incidents, while another British man remarkably survived in the other, fleeing the country and subsequently being remanded in custody.
Michael M., a Czech national who was fatally shot, is being investigated by the Torrevieja court, which is also responsible for the case of John George, a Northern Irish national who was murdered in Rojales. Michael M. had been on provisional release since his arrest over a year ago. On February 20th, he was released again after a new court appearance in Torrevieja to determine whether he should be remanded in detention in light of new evidence that implicated him in the crime.
