On the surface, Dr Alexander Aslani appeared to have everything. The pioneering plastic surgeon drove to his clinic on Spain’s sun-drenched Costa del Sol in a distinctive grey Ferrari and counted reality television stars and members of the Qatari royal family among his high-profile clients.

The world-renowned doctor lived in a spectacular five-bedroom villa in the foothills of Mijas Costa. From the property, he could look out across the Mediterranean coastline and the surrounding Andalusian mountains.

The father of two also spent much of his free time on his 40ft yacht, kept in a £15,000-a-year berth at the marina in Puerto Banus, the luxury resort known as a playground for millionaires.

But Dr Aslani’s glamorous jet-set life came to a horrific end earlier this month. A masked gunman entered his clinic and shot the 57-year-old plastic surgeon in a brutal attack.

Police sources told the Daily Mail that Dr Aslani was struck four times as he crouched in his office, in front of patients, employees and his wife, Jeannine. She often visited him from the beauty salon next door.

Detectives were left shocked by the final shot, which was fired into his face from point-blank range. They suspect it may have been a final act of vengeance by a dissatisfied patient who hired a killer to carry out the attack.

Despite enjoying the rewards that came with his success, Dr Aslani had spoken publicly about the pressures of working at the forefront of a high-profile medical profession. The work could bring immense recognition and financial reward, he said, but one mistake could also trigger a career-ending scandal.

The Daily Mail can now reveal that the German-born surgeon, regarded by clients as a calm and exacting perfectionist, had privately expressed fears for his safety just days before he was killed.

He had previously contacted police about death threats after being targeted by a dissatisfied client.

Behind his composed public image, Dr Aslani had become increasingly anxious and was living with growing fears for the safety of himself and his family.

To the outside world, it had been business as usual when Dr Aslani, known for a pioneering procedure dubbed the ‘super-charged Brazilian butt lift’, travelled to a plastic surgery conference in Brussels and addressed fellow delegates.

However, the surgeon had taken additional security measures at his home in Majadilla del Muerto, a village about a 30-minute drive from his Marbella clinic. Three days before his death, he confided his concerns to a fellow delegate.

The colleague, who asked not to be named, told the Daily Mail: ‘It was such a shock for me when I heard what had happened to Alex.

‘He had been with us in Belgium the weekend before he died and left on the Sunday. As usual, he was informative and knowledgeable, sharing his years of experience with us.

‘In public, he seemed happy and relaxed, but privately he appeared concerned.

‘I have visited him and his wife, Jeannine, many times and stayed with them. They have two lovely daughters, and she is devastated.

‘I have sent her my condolences but, as you can imagine, she is in a state of shock. We all are in the plastic surgery world. Alex was such a respected surgeon with a huge international reputation.

‘I know he was worried about security and had heard that he was facing problems. He had cameras at both the clinic and his home, I know that, but he did not have a bodyguard with him in Brussels. He may have had one in Spain; I don’t know.’

‘Poor, poor Jeannine, she has two lovely girls, and this is such a waste of a life, it’s really very sad and there is no justification at all for such a violent act.’

Dr Fahad Mirza, a Pakistan-based plastic surgeon, also paid tribute to Dr Aslani and revealed he had spoken to him just hours before he died.

The pair were planning for a conference Dr Aslani was due to address in Karachi in three weeks.

‘I’m so, so shocked. I spoke with him a few hours before he died,’ Dr Mirza told us.

‘He was coming to Karachi with his wife and one of his daughters, we called him ‘The Master’ because he was so good at his job. No one can believe what has happened, he was a fantastic colleague and a friend.

‘When we spoke, he didn’t seem to have any concerns, but these are not always noticeable on a phone call, and I’ve read the reports it was an unhappy patient.

‘That is something we have to deal with. Occasionally people can become obsessed with their image, it’s body dysmorphia and they are convinced they have flaws; despite any surgery they have had being successful and proper procedures followed.’

After returning to Spain, Dr Aslani – who had performed more than 7,000 of the operations in a career spanning more than 30 years – was back hard at work at his Circumed Clinic.

Specialising in body contouring and facial surgery he had attracted patients from more than 40 countries with clients including Chloe Sims from The Only Way Is Essex and Love Island star Hannah Elizabeth.

It was at 6pm on Wednesday, October 7 that the hitman struck. Dressed all in black, with a hoodie pulled over his crash helmet, the killer walked into the clinic, swiftly located Aslani and shot him repeatedly before fleeing on a motorbike.

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Neighbours told how in the aftermath of the shooting Dr Aslani’s wife ran from the building screaming hysterically: ‘They’ve killed my husband.’

Making his getaway on a Yamaha Maxi Scooter along the slip road by the A7, the alleged killer turned right towards the Bello Horizonte area of Marbella where he was seen getting into an Audi which sped away.

He was caught on CCTV and automatic number plate recognition technology enabled police to track the car.

The man was traced to an Airbnb in Benalmadena 25 miles away where he had checked in under a false name. Police broke down the door to arrest him.

The suspect – an 18-year-old Swedish national – denies involvement and has been remanded in custody without bail while the investigation continues.

The man has allegedly refused to reveal who hired him and who his accomplices were with police still looking for the driver of the Audi.

Detectives from Marbella’s UDEV murder squad revealed Dr Aslani had reported threats to police from an unidentified patient back in April who was unhappy with a procedure he had carried out.

Earlier this week local media reported how officers were investigating a wealthy Arab client who had demanded the return of a £17,000 deposit from Dr Aslani.

He had allegedly refused insisting they were the ‘standard charges’ for preliminary procedures involving a Brazilian Butt Lift.

According to respected newspaper Diario Sur the woman and her husband had been ‘threatening’ Dr Aslani for several months.

They are said to have visited the clinic to ‘issue warnings’ to staff before leaving Spain for an unidentified country in the Middle East.

What is also intriguing is just how well the assassin knew the layout of the clinic, he was able to walk in, march past the reception desk and the waiting area with its leather sofa and coffee machine straight into Dr Aslani’s office.

The clinic has remained closed since the killing but neighbours told how they heard ‘screaming and shouting’ before police and paramedics arrived at the scene within minutes.

One said: ‘I hadn’t seen his wife since the night of the shooting but a couple of days ago she turned up and then I saw his grey Ferrari had gone from the underground car park, so she must have taken it home.

‘Their children are at the same school as mine, but nothing has been said and they haven’t come back to class yet.’

While high-profile clients have posted glowing tributes of the surgeon he has also previously been at the centre of controversy.

In 2012, Dr Aslani was disciplined by the UK’s General Medical Council when the watchdog ordered him to tackle ‘deficiencies’ in six areas of his practice, including patient consent and post-operative care.

The ruling meant he wasn’t allowed to operate in the UK at the time without written permission, and had to work under a medical supervisor.

Then, four years later, he gave up his medical licence in Britain, meaning he could not legally work in the country.

In 2020 influencer Paulina Sobierajska, who had undergone three procedures by Dr Aslani, claimed the last one was ‘botched’, saying her implants had been wrongly positioned and she needed further reconstructive surgery.

Having initially promoted Dr Aslani to followers, she then urged women not to book any procedures with the surgeon.

Dr Aslani took Ms Sobierajska to the High Court for libel, with the court ruling in his favour and ordering Ms Sobierajska to pay £40,000 in damages.

In a separate 2018 court case, records show one client sued Dr Aslani for medical malpractice after an operation by him and inadequate follow-up care.

Dr Aslani, the hospital and its insurers were ordered to pay nearly £20,000.

Before setting up his Cirumed Clinic in Marbella in 2018, Dr Aslani trained in Austria and South Africa, and he also worked as a consultant plastic surgeon in Birmingham’s Dolan Park Hospital from 2006-2007 and London’s Highgate Hospital at the same time.

His LinkedIn profile says he became head of plastic surgery at the Quiron hospitals in Marbella and Malaga in 2008 and he was rated as one of Spain’s leading surgeons.

Along with reports of a disgruntled Arab client it has also been claimed the family of a Colombian woman who reportedly died following surgery had sought revenge.

What is increasingly clear is the growing level of organised crime on the Costa del Sol and the ready availability of guns for hire – with killers recruited from overseas and some barely out of school.

In an interview on local radio earlier this week Fernando Bentabol, of the anti-drugs department in Malaga, was asked about Dr Aslani’s murder and said the area had a ‘serious problem with paid assassins’.

He added: ‘There are now veritable organisations dedicated to having people travel from certain places, especially many from northern Europe, who are simply hired for this type of operation.

‘They come, carry out the assassination, and then leave. And this is very easy to arrange through the dark web.’

Greens senator Jordon Steele-John has launched a fierce public criticism of his party’s leadership, alleging that newly elected Greens leader David Shoebridge pressured him to take leave and mishandled allegations made against him.

In a detailed open letter published on Sunday, Steele-John rejected the claims about his conduct and accused a “political clique” within the Western Australian Greens of mounting a campaign against him.

The 32-year-old senator said he had been caught up in “nasty political games”, claiming efforts to undermine him were linked to upcoming preselections and intended to damage his reputation.

Steele-John’s statement sought to respond to a number of claims and rumours that had circulated in Canberra and among Greens members.

One issue centred on the insulting nickname “feels on wheels”, a phrase Shoebridge faced repeated questions about at a press conference on Thursday.

Steele-John said the term first emerged after he became emotional while speaking about disability rights and the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of Disabled People.

“‘Feels on wheels’ is a name that members of other parties started using to refer to me after I became emotional early in my career while giving speeches about the Royal Commission,” he wrote.

According to the senator, the phrase later acquired a more troubling interpretation.

“Eventually, I was informed that this phrase, which mocked my disability and my emotions, had taken on a new, more sinister meaning: that I had treated women inappropriately.”  

Steele-John also disputed the suggestion that he had been placed on leave, saying no such arrangement had ever been agreed.

“I am not on leave and did not agree to the inclusion of that line within David’s statement,” Steele-John wrote.

He argued that the Greens leader did not have the authority to remove a Greens MP from Parliament, the party or the formal party room.

Steele-John further alleged that Shoebridge had repeatedly urged him to step aside as media coverage of the allegations was about to emerge.

“I very much understand the tremendous scrutiny David was under in his first week in Parliament as leader, and I have compassion for that. I also feel that he let me and my team down,” he wrote.

Steele-John said the pair held several meetings on the morning the story was due to break to discuss the party’s response.

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“I feel that he used those meetings to repeatedly pressure me to say that I would take leave.”

The extraordinary public dispute follows a letter from seven Greens members to Shoebridge calling for an investigation into what they described as multiple allegations involving Steele-John between 2017 and 2025.

The signatories said concerns about the senator’s conduct had circulated both within the Greens and outside the party.

The allegations prompted Shoebridge to announce Steele-John would step away from the federal party room while an independent investigation was established.

The senator repeatedly suggested the complaints process had been weaponised as part of an internal factional battle linked to future preselection contests.

‘It is my opinion that this is an attempt to influence forthcoming party preselections by deliberately leaking out of context or misleading information to smear potential candidates and myself,’ he wrote.

‘That is not accountability. It is factionalism, and it has no place in the Greens.’

Steele-John also addressed allegations relating to a 2024 Greens campaign event, saying he had not been provided with any details and therefore could not properly respond.

‘I’m really concerned to read this,’ Steele-John wrote.

‘No details were provided in the letter, so unfortunately, at this point, I don’t know how I could respond.’

Steele-John also commented on a 2025 complaint alleging serious sexual misconduct.

Steele-John said the complaint stemmed from a relationship with a woman whom he alleges later became abusive after learning about his current partner in what he described as a ‘polyamorous’ relationship.

‘When I ended things, she refused to accept that there wasn’t ‘someone else’,’ he wrote.

‘My new relationship, which is polyamorous, was not the reason for the breakup.’

A 28-year-old Corpus Christi man faces a federal charge of transporting illegal aliens after U.S. Border Patrol agents stopped a speedboat-style vessel in Port Mansfield, Texas, on October 6. Agents identified the pilot as Alec Ray Foss and found three illegal aliens, an AR-style rifle, a pistol, and four suspected pipe bombs aboard the boat.

According to a criminal complaint filed by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas, Border Patrol agents went to the Port Mansfield docks after the local police department reported seeing three people leave a nearby vehicle and board a speedboat-style vessel. Authorities watched as the boat departed and headed north along the Intracoastal Waterway.

Court documents state that a law enforcement aircraft later spotted the vessel about 20 miles south of Corpus Christi. Border Patrol agents recognized it as a boat Foss had previously operated during an ongoing investigation. Within hours of receiving the initial report, agents found the vessel at Bluff Landing.

Agents approached Foss as he tried to load the boat onto a trailer and leave the landing. The complaint alleges that Foss unlatched the vehicle from the trailer, climbed aboard the vessel, and attempted to start its engine. Agents ordered him not to start the boat and told him to get off. Foss complied and was taken into custody.

After being advised of his rights and agreeing to speak with investigators, Foss told agents that three people were aboard the vessel. A search allegedly found three men concealed in the cabin and an under-seat compartment. The men were later identified as being illegally present in the United States. Agents also recovered a handgun inside a bag, an AR-style rifle with a loaded drum magazine attached, and four suspected pipe bombs.

According to court records, Foss told authorities he expected to receive $3,000 in cash for each illegal alien after transporting them to Houston, Texas. The three passengers were identified as two Ecuadorian citizens and one Guatemalan national who were illegally present in the United States.

A detention memo filed with the court alleges that Foss has previously been involved in transporting illegal aliens. Authorities say deputies with the Zapata County Sheriff’s Department arrested him in 2023 after stopping a vehicle in South Texas. Foss was allegedly driving with three illegal aliens concealed behind the seat and in the trunk area. The U.S. Attorney’s Office ultimately dropped the charges in that case.

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Separate from the federal case accusing Foss of transporting illegal aliens, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives is investigating the suspected pipe bombs found aboard the vessel.

As part of that investigation, ATF agents executed a search warrant at Foss’s residence on October 8. Investigators seized five firearms, 3,500 rounds of ammunition, and various materials allegedly used to construct pipe bombs.

If convicted of transporting illegal aliens while endangering their lives, Foss could face a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.

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Violence erupted across France as protesters angered by the cost of living, education standards and Emmanuel Macron’s government took to the streets, prompting police to acknowledge that they had “lost control”.

Major French cities descended into turmoil, with town halls and prefectures set alight and hundreds of businesses looted during what officials described as “apocalyptic riots”.

Terrified residents and desperate business owners watched as groups moved from one premises to the next, smashing their way into shops and other businesses.

Amid the destruction, a distressed woman was filmed pleading with rioters not to loot a supermarket on Saturday.

Video captured the woman confronting a crowd of young men and urging them not to raid the store. Her appeal was ignored as she was pushed aside and the group entered the damaged premises.

She can be heard asking, “Why are you doing this?” and shouting, “This is not the cause.” The crowd ignored her, while some appeared to cheer as balaclava-wearing rioters emerged carrying stolen goods.

The supermarket was among numerous buildings and businesses damaged during Saturday’s demonstrations. More than 1,200 people were arrested nationwide, while around 550,000 people took part in protests across France.

In south-west France, Limoges Town Hall was engulfed in flames after being set alight by rioters. The historic building, constructed in 1883 and having survived both world wars, was left collapsing after the blaze.

A video viewed by 1.4 million people on X showed the landmark’s bell tower surrounded by fire before the historic hall gave way. The building had also played an important role in the French Resistance during the Second World War.

Although 1,200 arrests were made across France, police admitted they lacked the manpower needed to deal with the scale of the unrest.

“It was apocalyptic,” a senior commander told Le Parisien on Sunday. “Law enforcement was unable to contain the multitude of simultaneous attacks occurring across the country and was quickly overwhelmed by determined protesters.”

The source said several districts fell into “the hands of rioters”, adding that there were not enough personnel or ammunition to respond effectively.

The “apocalyptic rioting” came after weeks of escalating violence, including running battles between groups of agitators and law-enforcement officers.

In Paris, daylight exposed the extent of the damage, with streets littered with shattered glass and burned-out vehicles.

Business owners returned to find windows smashed and doors torn from their hinges, while many reported that their stock had been taken by looters.

Rioters were even able to break in and ransack municipal police premises, as the emergency services lost their grip on authority.

As blazes were started across the country and Molotov Cocktails were thrown at officers, water cannon, tear gas and baton charges were used to try and end the uprising.

President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte Macron, were accused of acting like the out-of-touch King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette at the start of the 1789 Revolution.

The Macrons attended a Céline Dion concert on Friday night, and were seen dancing in a private box.

On Sunday, Mr Macron said: ‘There’s no place for violence in our Republic. 

‘Those who have engaged in destruction, attacked government offices and businesses, and even looted our town halls, will be prosecuted and punished. 

‘We will stand united against those sowing chaos-people who seek only to tear down our institutions and who prevent others from expressing their grievances peacefully.’

Laurent Nuñez, the Minister of the Interior, highlighted the ‘significant mobilization of the far-Left movement’ within the rioters.

He said these included radical groups such as Antifa, the NPA New Anticapitalist Party, and another called Permanent Revolution.

Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu also singled out ‘far-Left groups’ for their part in the violence.

He said: ‘Peaceful demonstrations have a rightful place in our Republic. Arson, looting, and attacks do not.

‘Today, far-Left groups orchestrated violence in several French cities – criminals joined in to loot and destroy.’

In turn, Left-wing politicians denied stirring up any trouble, and said paramilitary police units had provoked the crowds.

Jean-Luc Mélenchon, leader of France Unbowed (LFI) said too many tear gas canisters had been fired at peaceful demonstrators.

He claimed: ‘It seems that confrontation is the very goal of this public-order strategy. It’s pathetic.’

Marine Tondelier, of the Ecologists party also called on the government to revise its approach to law and order.

She said: ‘When you fail to call on law enforcement to exercise restraint-and, in fact, implicitly encourage the opposite-you end up fueling a surge in tensions.’

Other government sources said the disorder played into the hands of Marine Le Pen, of the far-Right National Rally (RN) party.

She hopes to replace Mr Macron as President in May, when he is forced to stand down having spent two terms as head of state – the maximum allowed.

Ms Le Pen said: ‘Legitimate social grievances have once again been held hostage by the far-Left and the rhetoric of Jean-Luc Melenchon’s MPs – who, by legitimising violence and framing public order as oppression and disorder as a right, are seeking to plunge the country into chaos.’

Some of the worst violence was in the eastern city of Lyon, where a tourist office was set on fire by a violent gang.

Youths wearing face masks and hoodies also broke into City Hall in Marseille, where they vandalised a statue of Marianne, the female personification of the French Republic.

There was also fighting on the Place de la République – the Paris square – and close to the Gare du Nord Eurostar hub, where high-speed trains travel to and from London.

It was all part of a nationwide day of action against the cost of living, education and widespread inequality.

There have also been almost five weeks of protests by school and university students against France’s crumbling education system.

They have now been joined by numerous other social groups, including the infamous Yellow Vests – or Gilets Jaunes – which brought chaos to France at the start of Mr Macron’s time in office over a sharp increase in diesel taxes.

In Paris, protesters were seen lobbing baguettes at riot police, as the protests quickly descended into violence. 

A tourist office and cars were set on fire by rioters in France, who took to the streets to protest in their hundreds of thousands, including 110,000 in Paris alone.

In Bordeaux, a video circulated on social media showing the upmarket Galeries Lafayette, which had been recently renovated, being stormed by hundreds of protesters. 

In other videos, shopworkers were seen watching on helplessly as looters destroyed the aisles and appeared to fill bags with stolen goods. 

Sixty law enforcement officers were injured during the clashes in France on Saturday – two of whom were taken to hospital unconscious.

Looting was recorded in cities across France, including Paris, Rouen, Nantes, Toulouse and Marseille. 

Many rioters appeared to wield the national symbol of baguettes as weapons, with some dressed in balaclavas and wearing all black, throwing the bread at police as the clashes unravelled. 

In the southern city of Saint-Etienne, a protester had his hand blown off by a police crowd-control grenade, a police source has said. 

It is the second such incident in recent days. On October 5, a 15-year-old student lost his left hand when a stun grenade exploded outside his school in Lens during protests.

Macron had called for calm last night, asking that protesters maintain ‘respect for people and property’. 

The President will be forced to stand down in May, after completing the maximum two terms allowed for any French president.

Jordan Bardella, the head of the far-Right National Rally party – which is leading the polls ahead of next year’s presidential election – said he was unsurprised by the clashes.

‘I’m extremely concerned,’ he said. ‘It will be a ‌day of chaos for France.’

His mentor, Marine Le Pen, is hoping to replace Mr Macron as president, if she can reverse a criminal conviction for embezzling money from the European Parliament on appeal.

The protests come at a difficult time for France, as President Emmanuel Macron enters the final stretch of his presidency, leaving behind a polarised electorate and a fragmented domestic political situation. 

Investors ditching French debt, driving borrowing costs to their highest levels in more than two decades, have also underlined the country’s long struggle to get its public finances in order.

The police have also drawn criticism for their response after reports of serious injuries sustained by protesters, including one 15-year-old who had his hand blown off after picking up a police stun grenade, and a 16-year-old who was blinded by a rubber bullet.

An officer was charged with aggravated violence on Tuesday after allegedly firing the bullet at the student in Tours, France, on September 30. The family of the injured pupil have blamed the force. 

The internal police watchdog is investigating at least two dozen cases of alleged police violence. France suspended the use of stun grenades for the student demonstrations, but Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said they could be used in Saturday’s protest.

‘If there were to be clashes, all types of intermediate weapons can be used,’ he told Telematin on Friday.

Calls on social media for members of past protest movements to join the fray appear to have worked, raising questions about just how large the protests could grow. 

The Yellow Vest movement started in 2018 as a protest against taxes on diesel before morphing into an outpouring of anger at high living costs and income inequality. However, things have been largely quiet since Macron agreed to billions of euros in tax cuts.

Yannick Maillou, a teacher from La Crèche in western France, joined the Yellow Vests in 2018 and remains involved in the movement. He said there were several nearby meeting points for protesters to gather on Saturday, with unions also calling on their members to join.

‘Groups of people providing medical assistance are forming in anticipation of police violence,’ he said. 

Myrtil Devillers, another Yellow Vest protester, said he was sympathetic to the protesters’ ‘explosive catch-all of grievances’ although he won’t be protesting on Saturday as he is abroad.

‘I was a Yellow Vest protester when petrol cost €1.40 a litre, so imagine how I feel now that it’s €2.20,’ he said.

‘The justice system is complaining; the education system is complaining; the healthcare sector is complaining; my friends who run businesses are complaining.’

Elsewhere in Europe, copycat protests also took hold on the streets of Italy and Belgium. 

A rally against the cost of living took place in Milan, Italy, which saw numerous clashes with police. 

Italian police fired tear gas at Italian protesters in the square in front of Milan’s Gothic cathedral, after rioters allegedly threw stones at cops, France 24 reported. 

Protesters in Milan also gathered in the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II – a luxury shopping centre. Shop owners put down their shutters and tourists appeared to flee the central area as the clashes turned violent, with the central Duomo metro station being temporarily closed. 

Several people were reported to be injured and a number of arrests were made, according to Italian media.

Meanwhile, in Brussels, demonstrators were seen standing on an overturned car during a students’ protest in Belgium, inspired by the protests in France. 

Several hundred people, mostly of a younger demographic, took to the streets of the capital on Saturday.

They also clashed with police as they protested against rising education costs and reforms which many believe could make higher education less accessible.