Alcàsser teen killer's brothers acquitted of blackmail and assault

THREE brothers, of the fugitive alleged to have killed three teenage girls in the notorious Alcàsser case, have been cleared of blackmailing and beating a petrol station boss and stealing half a million euros from his Ferrari.

Carlos M, 40, and his siblings, Roberto M and Joaquín M, appeared in the dock last month over the alleged crime, which took place just before Christmas 2017.

They and three others were said to have robbed the man, who part-owned a service station in Yecla (Murcia), with

Carlos after the latter called him round to his house.

He was said to have been locked in Carlos' garage with them, held at gunpoint, kicked and punched, and threatened with a taser and a syringe. The prosecution claimed one of the brothers said he had used the syringe and that he 'had AIDS and would die in three days'.

According to the supposed victim, they forced him to sign over his 40% share in the petrol station to Carlos without payment. But this week, a Valencia court judge described the crime as 'unlikely' and said insufficient evidence existed that it had been committed.

She said other than the service station owner's oral statement, no proof had been found – and the deeds for the transfer of his share in the business could not be traced.

Moreover, the plaintiff had since waived any right to civil or criminal action against the three defendants, claiming he had 'reached a settlement' with them, and he did not even turn up for the hearing.

Despite being found not guilty of blackmail, assault, false imprisonment and theft, the brothers did not get off scot-free.

Anglés family crime

All three changed their names and surname after the notorious Alcàsser case in November 1992, when their brother Antonio Anglés was named as one of the two suspects.

Míriam, Toñi and Desirée, who were aged 14 and 15 at the time, were abducted and held for hours in a house. They were tied to wooden posts, repeatedly raped and beaten, and suffered extreme levels of torture and mutilation, before being forced to walk to their own grave, where they were shot. Antonio Anglés fled and has never been found.