Spanish police arrest Brit suspected of fatally stabbing his father to death in Tenerife

Spanish police have arrested a 30-year-old British man suspected of fatally stabbing his father to death in Tenerife.

THE victim was allegedly stabbed 30 times at his home in Granadilla de Abona.

Just after 10am this morning, the Guardia Civil and Local Police were sent to the home of the suspect’s girlfriend, where he was said to be drinking coffee “with bloody hands.”

Officers went to the victim’s house and found his lifeless body.

The Territorial Team of the Judicial Police of the Guardia Civil of Southern Tenerife and the Organic Unit of the Judicial Police have taken charge of the investigation.

According to source reports, the victim had suffered “some 30 stab wounds.”

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Tara Rippin

Tara Rippin is a reporter for Spain’s largest English-speaking newspaper, Euro Weekly News, and is responsible for the Costa Blanca region.
She has been in journalism for more than 20 years, having worked for local newspapers in the Midlands, UK, before relocating to Spain in 1990.
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