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Briton Andrew Bush shot dead in Spanish villa | 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 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. | The deceased's girlfriend called firefighters in the early hours of Saturday to help open the locked Malaga property, the Diario Sur newspaper reported. |
'Evil monster' | |
Mr Bush's ex-wife Sam Mason, a former HTV news reader and BBC Radio Bristol presenter, has flown to the Costa del Sol with her 19-year-old daughter Ellie Mason-Bush. | |
She said: "We will find out tomorrow if the judge has granted permission for us to see him. | |
"I will see him first and if it is appropriate then his sister Rachel will see him, but I am undecided as to whether I will let our daughter see him. | |
"It depends on his injuries. We will also have an indication as to when we can bring him home. | |
"We just hope and pray the evil monster that did this is caught as soon as possible." | |
'Feel empty' | |
Friend Paul Orchard said of the death: "I'm devastated, it will take me a long time to come to terms with this." | 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. |
"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." |