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| Family die in 'murder-suicide' on Spain's Costa del Sol | Family die in 'murder-suicide' on Spain's Costa del Sol |
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| A family has been found dead following a suspected murder-suicide in Spain. | A family has been found dead following a suspected murder-suicide in Spain. |
| The 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 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 women both held Irish passports; the Department of Foreign Affairs in Dublin told the BBC. Reports suggest the father was British. | The women both held Irish passports; the Department of Foreign Affairs in Dublin told the BBC. Reports suggest the father was British. |
| The couple, in their 50s, and their adult daughter - who was understood to have had a disability - lived in Spain. | The couple, in their 50s, and their adult daughter - who was understood to have had a disability - lived in Spain. |
| Earlier reports from the Press Association news agency (PA) quoted police as saying all three were British, but the Spanish authorities had been unable to confirm this to the BBC. | Earlier reports from the Press Association news agency (PA) quoted police as saying all three were British, but the Spanish authorities had been unable to confirm this to the BBC. |
| Police's "initial hypothesis" was that the deaths were a murder-suicide, PA reported. | Police's "initial hypothesis" was that the deaths were a murder-suicide, PA reported. |
| The Irish department of Foreign Affairs said it was liaising with Spanish police and was also trying to contact the dead women's relatives. | The Irish department of Foreign Affairs said it was liaising with Spanish police and was also trying to contact the dead women's relatives. |
| The UK Foreign Office said it was also aware of the deaths, was liaising closely with the local police and was "ready to provide consular assistance". | The UK Foreign Office said it was also aware of the deaths, was liaising closely with the local police and was "ready to provide consular assistance". |
| Spain's Guardia Civil said the house 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 said. | "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 said. |
| 'Popular resort' | 'Popular resort' |
| "He went to the house [on Wednesday] 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 [on Wednesday] 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." |
| Police found the bodies of the two women covered with a blanket, the Spanish news agency EAE reported. | |
| An official with Spain's Interior Ministry said the family had lived for a long time in Mijas, which is a popular resort, inland from the Andalusian coast. | An official with Spain's Interior Ministry said 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 and that they had heard three shots in the area several days ago. | Reports quoting neighbours suggest the man was British and that they had heard three shots in the area several days ago. |
| 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-mortem examinations have been carried out. | The identities of the dead will be released after post-mortem examinations have been carried out. |