Judge orders British tourist to be held in jail

The judge has ordered British tourist Mark Graham F, aged 30, to be held in jail, following is arrest in the early hours of Friday morning after allegedly beating up his companion in a Palma Nova hotel. The victim, aged 29, is still in the intensive care unit of a Palma hospital, with serious head and facial injuries. Police sources said her condition was still serious but her life is not in danger. The alleged aggressor initially refused to make a statement to the judge, Antoni Garcias, however he later agreed to give his version. Police sources say that he denied having beaten up his companion, by whom he has two small children, however, various eyewitnesses reported seeing him beat the woman in the corridor of the hotel. Yesterday the judge contacted the hospital to verify the extent of the woman's injuries. In view of the hospital report, the judge ruled that there were more than sufficient motives to justify holding the accused in custody.