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A British couple have been found dead in their apartment on the Spanish island of Tenerife. | |
Their bodies were discovered after police were called to the apartment in the resort of Playa de las Americas. | |
Neighbours had reported bad smells coming from the premises. Police said there were no signs of a break-in and no arrests have been made. | |
It is thought the man, 57, and woman, 69, who have not been named, could have been dead for up to five days. | |
They were found in the sitting room and bedroom respectively of the apartment in the Residencial Los Cardones complex. | |
A police spokesman said he believed the couple lived in the resort and were not just there on holiday. | |
The police added that "no lines of inquiry are being ruled out for the moment". | |
According to a preliminary forensic examination, the couple may have been dead for at least five days. | |
The Foreign Office said it had been informed of the deaths and was providing consular assistance to next of kin. |