A MODEL who shot dead her British millionaire ex-lover at his luxury Spanish holiday villa has been charged with his murder.
Mayka Kukucova, 25, is alleged to have killed 48-year-old gold dealer Andy Bush, of Bristol, after waiting in his house for him to arrive with his new girlfriend.
After the attack in April last year she fled to her native Slovakia and was arrested four days later.
The swimwear model admitted shooting Mr Bush but told police during questioning she had acted in self-defence.
But Spanish authorities claim she murdered her former boyfriend and have pressed for Kukucova to stand trial. She denies his murder.
A judge has sided with prosecutors and has charged Kukucova with murder after the shooting at the £1,800-a-month villa in Estepona, near Marbella.
She is being held in a Spanish prison while awaiting trial but no date has been fixed for the hearing.
A seven-page report, released at the same time Kukucova was charged, gives the first account of how Mr Bush is believed to have died.
José Antonio Nieblas, the prosecutor, wrote: “The accused, moved by an unmistakable desire to end Andrew Bush's life, and at a certain point in a row they were having, made a sudden and unexpected use of the .38 specialmodel Amadeo Rossi revolver that she was carrying.
“She shot Andrew Bush three times, the first shot hitting in the arm and the other two in the head.
“Andrew Bush had no chance to react or to defend himself.
“The accused placed the revolver in the dead man's left hand, took the keys to his Hummer and left the house making sure she closed the doors and impeded immediate access from outside.”
Lawyers for Mr Bush's family want to carry out a private prosecution at the same time as the public prosecution.
They claim Kukucova deliberately inflicted extra suffering on her victim and want her to serve the maximum sentence of 25 years if she is convicted of murder
Lawyers for Kukucova are expected to claim at the trial she acted out of self-defence and feared for her life.
They have also demanded a ballistics report because it is alleged police found a speck of gunshot residue on Mr Bush's girlfriend, Maria Korotaeva, 22, during tests.
Mr Bush enjoyed the high life and was often seen out with attractive women.
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