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| Missing father and son 'may have been killed' in Spain | Missing father and son 'may have been killed' in Spain |
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| The family of a father and son who went missing in Spain say they fear they are lying "at the bottom of the sea". | The family of a father and son who went missing in Spain say they fear they are lying "at the bottom of the sea". |
| Liam Poole and his son Daniel travelled to Malaga on 31 March but have not spoken to relatives since 1 April. | Liam Poole and his son Daniel travelled to Malaga on 31 March but have not spoken to relatives since 1 April. |
| Their hire car had not been returned and their luggage and passports were found in their hotel room, police said. | Their hire car had not been returned and their luggage and passports were found in their hotel room, police said. |
| Sussex Police said the pair, from Burgess Hill in West Sussex, had travelled to play golf and look at holiday homes | Sussex Police said the pair, from Burgess Hill in West Sussex, had travelled to play golf and look at holiday homes |
| But Daniel's grandmother said: "Daniel didn't play golf but he and his father keep coming back here." | But Daniel's grandmother said: "Daniel didn't play golf but he and his father keep coming back here." |
| 'Wrong-uns' | 'Wrong-uns' |
| Kathy Catney said she suspected the pair were "up to no good" and had visited Spain several times in a year. | Kathy Catney said she suspected the pair were "up to no good" and had visited Spain several times in a year. |
| "I do think Liam's died, I think he's been killed," she said. | "I do think Liam's died, I think he's been killed," she said. |
| "I hope he's not at the bottom of the sea." | "I hope he's not at the bottom of the sea." |
| Ms Catney has been to the resort in Spain to try and track down her grandson and said she was surprised there were no missing posters in the area. | Ms Catney has been to the resort in Spain to try and track down her grandson and said she was surprised there were no missing posters in the area. |
| One barman claimed he had seen Liam, who has a string of drug related convictions, and Daniel but said they were both "wrong-uns". | |
| Ms Catney said: "I knew he [Liam] had done time for drugs because he was with my daughter that time, we always suspected he was up to no good but again we just didn't ask questions. | Ms Catney said: "I knew he [Liam] had done time for drugs because he was with my daughter that time, we always suspected he was up to no good but again we just didn't ask questions. |
| "I knew he was going to Spain to meet up with somebody to do some sort of deal. Whether that was property [or] drugs I really didn't know." | "I knew he was going to Spain to meet up with somebody to do some sort of deal. Whether that was property [or] drugs I really didn't know." |
| £100k raised 'in hours' | £100k raised 'in hours' |
| Ms Catney said Spanish police had told the family "two or three weeks ago" the hire car had been found in a street near Estepona | Ms Catney said Spanish police had told the family "two or three weeks ago" the hire car had been found in a street near Estepona |
| She said the family received a phone demand for £100,000 the day after the pair disappeared and they managed to raise the money "in three hours", but nothing further materialised. | She said the family received a phone demand for £100,000 the day after the pair disappeared and they managed to raise the money "in three hours", but nothing further materialised. |
| Sussex Police said it was supporting the family and assisting the Spanish police. | Sussex Police said it was supporting the family and assisting the Spanish police. |
| Spanish police said the investigation remained open, and they would not be commenting further. | Spanish police said the investigation remained open, and they would not be commenting further. |
| More on this story can be seen on Inside Out on BBC One in the South East on Monday at 19:30 BST or afterwards on the iPlayer. | More on this story can be seen on Inside Out on BBC One in the South East on Monday at 19:30 BST or afterwards on the iPlayer. |
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