ARMED GUARD ON SHOT IRISH GIRL'S LOVER; Spanish cops to quiz boyfriend after holiday horror.Byline: TOM WORDON THE partner of an Irish mum shot in the stomach was under armed guard in a Spanish hospital yesterday. Michelle Massey was seriously injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. on Wednesday night at her home on the holiday island of Lanzarote. Her parents Ethel and Patrick Massey were yesterday flying from Dublin to Gran Canaria Gran Canaria is the third largest island of the Canary Islands, an archipelago located in the Atlantic Ocean 210 km from the northwest coast of Africa and belonging to Spain. It is located southeast of Tenerife and west of Fuerteventura. to be by her bedside. Ethel said: "She's unconscious and on a respirator respirator /res·pi·ra·tor/ (res´pi-ra?ter) ventilator (2). cuirass respirator see under ventilator. . Michelle has lost a kidney and may never have the use of an injured arm. "It's an awful shock when we found out. What can you say? You hear that your daughter is shot and you fear the worst. "It is 10 times worse when you can't be with her. "Hopefully we'll get Michelle better and be able to bring her home. We were trying to get a flight yesterday but we couldn't. "No one was any help to us. The guards said to give the airports and travel agencies their number and they'd verify our story. "But no one was any help to us. I didn't sleep at all last night." Michelle's boyfriend Eulogio, an experienced hunter, is being investigated by a court specialising in domestic violence. Police believe Michelle, 25, from Moyross, Limerick Limerick, city, Republic of Ireland Limerick, city (1991 pop. 56,083), seat of Co. Limerick, SW Republic of Ireland, at the head of the Shannon estuary. The city has a port with two docks. , was attacked by Eulogio who then turned the gun on himself. Both were in inten-sivcare last night and their conditions were described as "serious but not life-threatening". Their six-month-old son Ruben is being cared for by relatives. The shooting at the pair's home in the village of Mancha Blanca is being investigated by a female judge at the Court of Instruction number 6 in Arrecife. A source at the court said Michelle's partner would be called to give a statement to the judge as soon as he was discharged from hospital. The judge has placed a secrecy order on the case preventing police from revealing more details. CAPTION(S): WORRY Michelle's parents Patrick & Ethel WOUNDED Michelle Massey |
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