British couple found dead from botched robbery (nr Alicante)
Jan 4th 2006, 5:37 pm
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British couple found dead from botched robbery (nr Alicante)
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Killer Raid In Spain
Updated: 17:07, Wednesday January 04, 2006
An British couple have been found dead in their Spanish chalet after an apparent botched robbery, police said.
Officers discovered two bodies, said to be in their late 70s or early 80s, at their home in Benissa, along the Mediterranean coast.
The couple were said to have been badly beaten.
According to investigators, the pair had been killed following an attempted burglary.
A neighbour sounded the alarm after noticing a window had been forced open.
Benissa is a small town near the city of Alicante and a popular destination for British pensioners.
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I have been trying to convince the gf to come move to Spain with me, this did not go down well
Killer Raid In Spain
Updated: 17:07, Wednesday January 04, 2006
An British couple have been found dead in their Spanish chalet after an apparent botched robbery, police said.
Officers discovered two bodies, said to be in their late 70s or early 80s, at their home in Benissa, along the Mediterranean coast.
The couple were said to have been badly beaten.
According to investigators, the pair had been killed following an attempted burglary.
A neighbour sounded the alarm after noticing a window had been forced open.
Benissa is a small town near the city of Alicante and a popular destination for British pensioners.
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I have been trying to convince the gf to come move to Spain with me, this did not go down well
Jan 4th 2006, 5:40 pm
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Re: British couple found dead from botched robbery (nr Alicante)
Originally Posted by zel
Taken from skynews website :
Killer Raid In Spain
Updated: 17:07, Wednesday January 04, 2006
An British couple have been found dead in their Spanish chalet after an apparent botched robbery, police said.
Officers discovered two bodies, said to be in their late 70s or early 80s, at their home in Benissa, along the Mediterranean coast.
The couple were said to have been badly beaten.
According to investigators, the pair had been killed following an attempted burglary.
A neighbour sounded the alarm after noticing a window had been forced open.
Benissa is a small town near the city of Alicante and a popular destination for British pensioners.
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I have been trying to convince the gf to come move to Spain with me, this did not go down well
Killer Raid In Spain
Updated: 17:07, Wednesday January 04, 2006
An British couple have been found dead in their Spanish chalet after an apparent botched robbery, police said.
Officers discovered two bodies, said to be in their late 70s or early 80s, at their home in Benissa, along the Mediterranean coast.
The couple were said to have been badly beaten.
According to investigators, the pair had been killed following an attempted burglary.
A neighbour sounded the alarm after noticing a window had been forced open.
Benissa is a small town near the city of Alicante and a popular destination for British pensioners.
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I have been trying to convince the gf to come move to Spain with me, this did not go down well
whatever next, such a shame... must say I've heard of similar stories along that coastline
Feb 13th 2006, 5:12 pm
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Re: British couple found dead from botched robbery (nr Alicante)
Originally Posted by TruBrit
OMG whatever next, such a shame... must say I've heard of similar stories along that coastline
whatever next, such a shame... must say I've heard of similar stories along that coastline
Feb 13th 2006, 5:19 pm
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Re: British couple found dead from botched robbery (nr Alicante)
There has been an update in the papers about this in Costa Blanca a few weeks ago stating that this was not a botched robbery.
The man had died in a fall and the lady had died trying to help him.
The man had died in a fall and the lady had died trying to help him.
Feb 13th 2006, 5:23 pm
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Re: British couple found dead from botched robbery (nr Alicante)
Originally Posted by Gill Stevens
There has been an update in the papers about this in Costa Blanca a few weeks ago stating that this was not a botched robbery.
The man had died in a fall and the lady had died trying to help him.
The man had died in a fall and the lady had died trying to help him.
