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| British couple found dead in Tenerife | British couple found dead in Tenerife |
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| A British couple have been found dead in their holiday home in the Canary Islands. | A British couple have been found dead in their holiday home in the Canary Islands. |
| The two decomposed bodies were discovered after police broke into their apartment in the popular Tenerife resort of Playa de Las Americas. | The two decomposed bodies were discovered after police broke into their apartment in the popular Tenerife resort of Playa de Las Americas. |
| Police had been alerted by neighbours who reported unpleasant smells coming from the premises. There was no sign of a break-in having taken place. | |
| The couple, a man, 57, and a woman, 69, have not been named. | The couple, a man, 57, and a woman, 69, have not been named. |
| They were found in the sitting room and bedroom respectively of their apartment in the Residencial Los Cardones complex. | They were found in the sitting room and bedroom respectively of their apartment in the Residencial Los Cardones complex. |
| According to a preliminary forensic examination, they may have been dead for at least five days. | According to a preliminary forensic examination, they may have been dead for at least five days. |
| It is not known how long the couple had been in Tenerife, although local reports said they had used the accommodation regularly in recent years. | It is not known how long the couple had been in Tenerife, although local reports said they had used the accommodation regularly in recent years. |
| A police spokesman in Playa de Las Americas said "no lines of inquiry are being ruled out for the moment". | A police spokesman in Playa de Las Americas said "no lines of inquiry are being ruled out for the moment". |
| The Foreign Office confirmed "it has been informed of the death of two British nationals in Tenerife and is providing consular assistance to next-of-kin". | The Foreign Office confirmed "it has been informed of the death of two British nationals in Tenerife and is providing consular assistance to next-of-kin". |