British expat arrested for German’s killing has assault record

Published:  28 Jul at 3 PM
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A British expat arrested in connection to the killing of a German man in the Spanish town of Mijas has served jail time in the UK for assault.

Ross Moore, 30, was arrested and jailed after a bar fight near to his then Exmouth home in 2012.

Moore, and another British man, were arrested last week following a pub brawl in La Cala de Mijas caused the death of German national Ingo Dewitz. The 46-year-old is believed to have died as a result of blows to the head during the fight at the town’s Captain’s Bar.

After Moore was arrested in connection with the brawl, stories broke that he had spent eight weeks behind bars for an assault at the Devon pub in 2012. He also received a one-year suspended sentence and was told to pay his victim £300 in compensation. After seeing out his suspended sentence in the UK,
Moore moved to the Costa del Sol. He is currently in police custody in Alhaurin.

The other Brit arrested in connection with the assault – who has not been named – has been released on bail.
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