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Nerja Police prevent gambling addict from committing suicide

The 41-year-old man was planning on committing suicide by jumping off the 80-metre high viaduct which forms part of the A7 motorway and crosses over the Chillar river in Nerja on Monday

Eugenio Cabezas

Monday, 11 December 2017, 10:55

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Police officers were able to prevent a 41-year-old man from committing suicide by jumping off the 80-metre high viaduct which forms part of the A7 motorway and crosses over the Chillar river in Nerja on Monday.

An officer, who wishes to remain anonymous, managed to get close to the man, who is from Malaga, by talking to him for almost half an hour, before taking him by the arm to prevent him from jumping. There were several very tense moments and it was very unpleasant, said the officer, adding, he was making the sign of the cross and his intentions were clear.

Officers coned off the area around the incident and controlled traffic over the bridge.

The man, who confessed to having serious financial problems due to a gambling addiction, was taken to the health centre in Nerja where he was attended to after suffering a panic attack.

Viaducts such as the one in Nerja, as well as Maro and Torrox are often the scenes of suicides and a security fence has recently been erected along the Totalán viaduct which forms part of the A7 near Rincón de la Victoria following requests from residents who live near the area.

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