Into his 80s Mr Cela led a glitzy lifestyle with his young wife, much featured in Spain's flashy magazines.

ECONOMIST: Camilo Jos�� Cela

In 1957 his election to the Royal Academy of Language consolidated Mr Cela as a member of Spain's cultural establishment.

ECONOMIST: Camilo Jos�� Cela

He alleged Mr Leonard, who was involved in a feud with Mr Cela, was beaten and stabbed to death as an attempt was made to find out where he kept his money and drugs.

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Cela, of Mountway Close, Welwyn Garden City, had admitted a charge of conspiring to rob Mr Leonard.

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