Two Germans slain in Spain: Police bring killers out of the death house

Elche (Spain) – Escalation of violence on the Costa Blanca in southeastern Spain: A brutal double murder occurred not far from the port city of Alicante (population 360,000). Several Spanish media reports that the people killed were two German citizens. A third person, also German, is in serious condition in a hospital in Elche, southwest of Alicante.

According to initial information, the two dead people were discovered early Monday evening on a street in a residential area in the coastal town of La Marina, south of the small town of Elche. Than that police When they arrived at the scene around 6 p.m., the Spanish police officers saw a horrific scene: the bodies were covered in blood and brutally beaten.

Men beaten up with extreme brutality

The Spanish daily newspaper El Periódico Extremadura reported on its website that the crime was committed by blunt force trauma. Accordingly, the men were beaten with extreme brutality and literally beaten to death.

The crime scene was identified as a large house in the immediate vicinity of the residential area in La Marina in Elche. According to current information, the bodies were dragged outside from there.

Two Poles arrested

According to El Periódico Extremadura, the Spanish Civil Guard has evidence that two Poles are believed to be responsible for the fatal beating. They are known to the police and have a criminal record. After Murder They initially holed up in a house outside La Marina and refused to surrender.

Special forces from the Guardia Civil cordoned off the area and, according to BILD information, made contact with the suspects for hours. The officials were supported by drones and a Polish interpreter. After negotiations over a voluntary surrender failed, the emergency services entered the building and arrested the two men. According to police, the arrest took place without incident. No weapons or hostages were found.

It was probably about a squat

According to current findings, the dispute could have escalated because of the occupation of the house in which the crime took place. The three victims are said to be friends of the German owner. He asked her to check on everything at his house. When the men asked the suspected occupiers to leave the house, the Polish occupiers are said to have become violent.