22 Apr, 2024 @ 15:56
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Horror in Almeria: Headless body is found next to a huge pool of blood in British holiday hotspot in southern Spain

A HEADLESS body has been discovered by police in a British holiday hotspot in Spain.

The corpse, belonging to a man, was found by the Guardia Civil in Roquetas del Mar in Almeria this morning.

It came after panicked calls to emergency services at 5.45am, reporting a man ‘bleeding to death’ on Avenida Jose Amat Benavides, reports La Voz de Almeria.

The corpse was found in a huge pool of blood, but mystery surrounds the decapitation.

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The grisly discovery of the headless body came after panicked calls to emergency services at 5.45am, reporting a man ‘bleeding to death’ on Avenida Jose Amat Benavides (Pictured, GOOGLE MAPS)

Sources from the Guardia Civil told Europa Press that the body did not show obvious signs of violence.

In fact, police are reportedly looking into the theory that the man may have decapitated himself.

However other sources, quoted by La Voz de Almeria, said the death could be related to a ‘settling of scores’ between rival criminal gangs.

The body has been removed by an expert forensic team ahead of an autopsy.

The investigation continues.

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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