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| Family die in 'murder-suicide' on Spain's Costa del Sol | |
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| A family have been found dead following a suspected murder-suicide in Spain. | |
| A mother and daughter were found in the bedroom of an apartment in Mijas, on the Costa Del Sol, and the husband's body was in another room, police said. | A mother and daughter were found in the bedroom of an apartment in Mijas, on the Costa Del Sol, and the husband's body was in another room, police said. |
| The nationalities of the three have not been confirmed, but reports suggest at least one of them was British. | |
| According to the Press Association news agency, police said all three were British, but Spanish authorities told the BBC they could not confirm that. | |
| Police's "initial hypothesis" was murder-suicide, PA reported. | Police's "initial hypothesis" was murder-suicide, PA reported. |
| The UK Foreign Office said it was aware of the deaths, was liaising closely with the local police and was "ready to provide consular assistance". | |
| Spain's Guardia Civil told the BBC the flat was rented and the landlord had raised the alarm. | Spain's Guardia Civil told the BBC the flat was rented and the landlord had raised the alarm. |
| "The latest information we have is that the owner of the house had not heard from the family for a few days and had not been paid," a police spokeswoman told PA. | "The latest information we have is that the owner of the house had not heard from the family for a few days and had not been paid," a police spokeswoman told PA. |
| 'Popular resort' | |
| "He went to the house today and when there was no reply at the door, he went inside. Inside he saw the man dead on the sofa and immediately called the Guardia Civil. | "He went to the house today and when there was no reply at the door, he went inside. Inside he saw the man dead on the sofa and immediately called the Guardia Civil. |
| "When officers inspected the house they found the wife and the daughter dead in a bedroom." | "When officers inspected the house they found the wife and the daughter dead in a bedroom." |
| Associated Press quoted an official with Spain's Interior Ministry as saying that police had discovered the bodies of the man, his invalid wife and their disabled daughter, believed to be in her 20s. | Associated Press quoted an official with Spain's Interior Ministry as saying that police had discovered the bodies of the man, his invalid wife and their disabled daughter, believed to be in her 20s. |
| He added that the family had lived for a long time in Mijas, which is a popular resort, inland from the Andalusian coast. | He added that the family had lived for a long time in Mijas, which is a popular resort, inland from the Andalusian coast. |
| Reports quoting neighbours suggest the man was British. | |
| The bodies have been removed and the building is cordoned off. | The bodies have been removed and the building is cordoned off. |
| The identities of the dead will be released after post-mortems have been carried out. | The identities of the dead will be released after post-mortems have been carried out. |