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A British man who was found dead with stab wounds in Gibraltar on Monday has been named as John Joseph Shannon, 31, from Liverpool.A British man who was found dead with stab wounds in Gibraltar on Monday has been named as John Joseph Shannon, 31, from Liverpool.
Shannon’s body was found at a rental apartment alongside the bodies of two children and a 37 year-old woman.Shannon’s body was found at a rental apartment alongside the bodies of two children and a 37 year-old woman.
Gibraltar police have identified the woman as Anarda De La Caridad Perez Friman, a Spanish national of Cuban descent and Shannon’s partner at the time.Gibraltar police have identified the woman as Anarda De La Caridad Perez Friman, a Spanish national of Cuban descent and Shannon’s partner at the time.
Friman was mother to four children, two of whom died in the incident. Eve Shannon Perez, who was six weeks old and fathered by Shannon, and four-year-old Amanda Kristoffersen Perez, who was from a previous relationship, were both found dead at the scene.Friman was mother to four children, two of whom died in the incident. Eve Shannon Perez, who was six weeks old and fathered by Shannon, and four-year-old Amanda Kristoffersen Perez, who was from a previous relationship, were both found dead at the scene.
Friman’s two other children were not in Gibraltar at the time and are currently in the care of their father.Friman’s two other children were not in Gibraltar at the time and are currently in the care of their father.
Gibraltar police’s senior investigating officer, acting superintendent Wayne Tunbridge, says no arrests have been made and his team are not looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths.Gibraltar police’s senior investigating officer, acting superintendent Wayne Tunbridge, says no arrests have been made and his team are not looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths.
The scene of the incident is still cordoned off and a detailed forensic examination continues, according to a police statement. They are now awaiting the results of postmortem examinations conducted by Home Office pathologists.The scene of the incident is still cordoned off and a detailed forensic examination continues, according to a police statement. They are now awaiting the results of postmortem examinations conducted by Home Office pathologists.
The family had been staying in Estepona, in the province of Malaga, Spain, before arriving in Gibraltar on 25 March.The family had been staying in Estepona, in the province of Malaga, Spain, before arriving in Gibraltar on 25 March.
“It is understood that it was their intention to travel to the United Kingdom,” the statement said.“It is understood that it was their intention to travel to the United Kingdom,” the statement said.
Police were alerted after a member of staff for the letting company which was renting out the flat went to the property. The employee got no answer but noticed that the house was locked from inside and decided to call police.Police were alerted after a member of staff for the letting company which was renting out the flat went to the property. The employee got no answer but noticed that the house was locked from inside and decided to call police.
Gibraltar police said there had been a delay in identifying the victim’s names because “the family unit is an extended one and it was important that all family members were informed appropriately”. Gibraltar police said there had been a delay in identifying the victims’ names because “the family unit is an extended one and it was important that all family members were informed appropriately”.