British man arrested on suspicion of killing his father on family holiday in Spain
31 Aug 2013 12:16
The suspect, aged 45, allegedly attacked his 69-year-old dad at a campsite in L'Estartit, a seaside town on north east Spain's Costa Brava
Holidayhorror: The family were camping in L'Estartit
A British man has been arrested on suspicion of killing his own father during an argument on a family holiday in Spain.
The suspect, aged 45, allegedly attacked his 69-year-old dad at a campsite in L'Estartit, a seaside town on north east Spain's Costa Brava.
Emergency services were called to the Castell Montgri campsite on Friday where they found the victim lying unconscious in a pool of blood.
He was taken to Josep Trueta hospital in Girona with "severe head wounds" and other injuries but died a short time later, sparking a murder investigation by Catalan police.
It is not thought any weapons were used in the lethal attack.
A police spokesman said: "The incident took place Friday morning at around 1.45 in a camping site in L'Estartit when the arrested man is believed to have attacked his father.
"The victim was taken by emergency services to hospital to be attended for the wounds he suffered, while local police in Torroella de Montgri arrested the alleged perpetrator for domestic violence.
"The victim died Friday morning and investigators from the Mossos d'Esquadra (Catalan regional police) took on the case."
Police were alerted by the night duty security guard at the campsite, named after a nearby medieval castle Castell Montgri.
The picturesque fishing village of L'Estartit is a popular holiday resort with many hotels, apartment blocks and campsites.
Castell Montgri's website says the camp, which is at the entrance to the village, offers a "beautiful natural setting" and "stunning sandy beaches".
