British man arrested in Spain for 'killing paedophile he caught filming his daughter'
A 40-year-old British father is arrested on suspicion of murder after he allegedly punches and kills a paedophile he catches filming his daughter
Witnesses claimed the father attacked the German man in the upmarket resort of Sotogrande Photo: Alamy
By Martin Evans, Crime Correspondent
5:53PM GMT 09 Feb 2015
A Briton in Spain has been arrested on suspicion of murder after he allegedly punched a suspected paedophile he caught filming his daughter in a restaurant.
Witnesses claimed the 40-year-old father, named locally as Kainth Davinder, attacked the German man in the upmarket resort of Sotogrande, after snatching an iPad out of his hand and finding photographs of his young daughter on it.
The 43-year-old victim, named locally as Sandro Rottman, was taken to hospital but died shortly afterwards.
Detectives later revealed that he had been arrested last month for possessing indecent images of children.
The incident is understood to have taken place late on Saturday night in a restaurant called The Spinnaker in the port area of the popular resort.
Paramedics called to the scene rushed the victim to a hospital in La Linea on the border with Gibraltar but he died shortly after arrival.
A source at the local Guardia Civil, which is investigating, said: "We believe he died as a result of the single punch he received but this is yet to be confirmed by the post-mortem results."
The restaurant owner, who asked not to be named, said: “It all happened very quickly. The German man appeared to be taking pictures of everyone, not just the British man's daughter.
“It all seemed very innocent to me. The British man was with his family. He seemed to get very upset all of a sudden and punched the other man before anyone could stop him.
“He'd already paid for his dinner and left immediately. The German man is very normal. I knew nothing about him being arrested last month.”
An investigating magistrate is understood to have launched a probe but no formal charges have been laid.
Sotogrande is an upmarket resort and has been a favourite of Sarah Ferguson and her daughters Beatrice and Eugenie.
A spokesman for the Civil Guard based in Algeciras, confirming the arrest, added: “The incident happened in the early hours of Sunday morning when local security guards phoned police to inform them there had been an assault in a restaurant.
“Paramedics were already at the scene when officers arrived and they transferred him to La Linea Hospital where he died.
“Police arrested the alleged aggressor at his nearby home with information given to them by witnesses.
“The incident happened because of a video the victim had been recording of the British man's daughter.
“He snatched the tablet he was using and when he discovered there were images of his daughter on it, threw it to the ground and assaulted him.
“The victim had been arrested by the Guardia Civil a few days earlier for possession of child pornography."
A police source added: “The victim was eating alone and the British man was with his partner and one or two daughters.
“We don't believe he had any idea about the German man's arrest for possession of child pornography.
“He was the only person arrested. It wasn't part of a bigger operation. However our investigation was ongoing.”
