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IN VIDEOS: Tears and six-hour queues in Sevilla as La Macarena statue is returned after infamous botch job

Locals boasted of waiting more than six hours to see La Esperanza Macarena, after an 'unbearable' absence of 118 days.

Laurence Dollimore
Thousands of religious devotees descended on the Sevilla neighbourhood of Macarena on Monday to witness the return of the city's most iconic religious

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ByLaurence Dollimore
Laurence Dollimore has been covering news in Spain for almost a decade. The London-born expat is NCTJ-trained and has a Gold Star Diploma in Multimedia Journalism from the prestigious News Associates. Laurence has reported from Spain for some of the UK's biggest titles, including MailOnline, The Telegraph, Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday, The Sun and the Sun Online. He also has a Master's Degree in International Relations from Queen Mary University London.
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