12 Apr, 2020 @ 17:51
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Pensioner found dead in street amid coronavirus lockdown on Spain’s Costa del Sol

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Torremolinos, Costa del Sol

THE body of a pensioner has been discovered on the side of the road on the Costa del Sol. 

The corpse of the 69-year-old man was found by the promenade of Torremolinos at around 10:30am on Saturday.

A passerby had alerted the 112 emergency service to a man who was ‘lying down and not moving.’

Policia Nacional and medics rushed to the scene but he was already dead.

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Torremolinos, Costa del Sol

The body was quickly removed from the site after investigators failed to see any signs of violence.

Amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, all officers followed strict protocol when handling and approaching the body.

The man is believed to have died of natural causes but it is not yet known if his death is COVID-19 related.

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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