They find a man and a woman dead from a firearm in Benalmádena

The National Police is investigating the death of a man and a woman from injuries caused by a firearm inside a home located in the Malaga town of Benalmádena, in the Torrequebrada area.

Oliver Thansan
Oliver Thansan
09 October 2023 Monday 22:23
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They find a man and a woman dead from a firearm in Benalmádena

The National Police is investigating the death of a man and a woman from injuries caused by a firearm inside a home located in the Malaga town of Benalmádena, in the Torrequebrada area.

The woman, born in 1970, has been shot at least once and the agents have found her dead on the sofa in the house, while the man, born in 1960, had an impact on the head and a shotgun was found near his body, according to police sources.

The first hypotheses that investigators are considering suggest that the man shot the woman and then took his own life, according to the sources, who have indicated that neither of the two appears in the Comprehensive Monitoring System for Gender Violence cases. (VioGén).

Several residents of the area have expressed to EFE their surprise at what happened, since they had known the now deceased for 20 years and had never caused any problems, so it is difficult for them to believe what happened and some people point out that it has had an impact because the The couple "got along well and loved each other very much."

Apparently, they are originally from Granada, although they had been living in this town on the Costa del Sol for some time. He was a driving school teacher and she was a cleaner at a hotel located in front of the home.

They had three children, one of them a minor, who lived with them in the house, although they were not at home when the events occurred.

The Benalmádena City Council is concerned about the children and intends to offer them psychological assistance in this situation, according to sources close to the corporation.

The National Police has opened an investigation after several phone calls were received around 5:05 p.m. warning that several detonations had been heard in the property.

Forensic Police agents have traveled to the scene of the event, on the first floor of the building on 1 Deutsche Street, as well as a van from the funeral services and representatives of the Benalmádena city council.