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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 apartment on the Spanish island of Tenerife.
The two decomposed bodies were discovered after police broke into their apartment in the popular Tenerife resort of Playa de Las Americas. Their bodies were discovered after police were called to the apartment in the 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. 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.
The couple, a man, 57, and a woman, 69, have not been named. 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 their apartment in the Residencial Los Cardones complex. They were found in the sitting room and bedroom respectively of the apartment in the Residencial Los Cardones complex.
According to a preliminary forensic examination, they may have been dead for at least five days. A police spokesman said he believed the couple lived in the resort and were not just there on holiday.
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. The police added that "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". According to a preliminary forensic examination, the couple may have been dead for at least five days.
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 said it had been informed of the deaths and was providing consular assistance to next of kin.