Alyah Al-Jasser, 34, and Pau Francia, 38, met near a crime scene in Barcelona in 2012. Married since 2015, they live in Kuwait
Alyah Al-Jasser moved to Barcelona in 2010 to teach English after completing her degree in London. “I ended up staying for a while,” she says. “Two years later, my friend and I were looking for a flat. We looked at one that belonged to Pau’s family.” After the viewing, Pau Francia met them to “seal the deal” on the property.
There was an instant attraction between the pair, but they were soon interrupted. “As we were leaving the flat, some neighbours told us not to go downstairs,” says Alyah. “It turned out there had been a murder on the ground floor and it was a crime scene.” While they camped out in the neighbours’ home, Pau spoke to the police. “My family also owned the flat where the murder was, so I was downstairs trying to handle the situation when I realised I’d left Alyah upstairs,” he says. “I knew they had identification, as they had been about to sign on the flat, so I talked to the police about letting them go.”
