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| Briton Andrew Bush shot dead in Spanish villa | |
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| Spanish police are hunting the killer of a British millionaire jeweller who was shot dead in the Costa del Sol. | Spanish police are hunting the killer of a British millionaire jeweller who was shot dead in the Costa del Sol. |
| Andrew Bush was killed on Saturday morning when he returned to the villa he rented in Estepona, Malaga, having been on holiday with his girlfriend. | Andrew Bush was killed on Saturday morning when he returned to the villa he rented in Estepona, Malaga, having been on holiday with his girlfriend. |
| Police want to speak to an ex-girlfriend of the Bristolian, local reports suggest. | Police want to speak to an ex-girlfriend of the Bristolian, local reports suggest. |
| The 49-year-old owned businesses in the south west city, including a jewellery shop, according to the Bristol Post. | The 49-year-old owned businesses in the south west city, including a jewellery shop, according to the Bristol Post. |
| The deceased's girlfriend called firefighters in the early hours of Saturday to help open the locked Malaga property, the Diario Sur newspaper reported. | |
| Friend Paul Orchard said of the death: "I'm devastated, it will take me a long time to come to terms with this." | |
| He added: "I've been his personal trainer since last September but I knew him for longer than that. | He added: "I've been his personal trainer since last September but I knew him for longer than that. |
| 'Feel empty' | 'Feel empty' |
| "We struck a good rapport and I only spoke to him on Friday evening, we were going to meet next week. | "We struck a good rapport and I only spoke to him on Friday evening, we were going to meet next week. |
| "When I was first told, I questioned whether it was true and I kept on saying it can't be. Now I feel just a little bit empty, almost like I'm trying to put pieces together. | "When I was first told, I questioned whether it was true and I kept on saying it can't be. Now I feel just a little bit empty, almost like I'm trying to put pieces together. |
| "I'm trying to comprehend that it's happened." | "I'm trying to comprehend that it's happened." |
| A Spanish police spokesman said: "We have opened an investigation into the death of a British man who was found at a property near Estepona." | A Spanish police spokesman said: "We have opened an investigation into the death of a British man who was found at a property near Estepona." |
| A Foreign Office spokesman said: "We are aware of the death of a British national in Estepona, Malaga, on April 5. We are in touch with local authorities and we are providing consular assistance to the family." | A Foreign Office spokesman said: "We are aware of the death of a British national in Estepona, Malaga, on April 5. We are in touch with local authorities and we are providing consular assistance to the family." |