6 May, 2024 @ 12:42
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Body of man found near luxury hotel in Estepona ‘may have been there for days’: Police comb missing persons database in bid to identify corpse

Road where body of man was discovered near the Kempisnki hotel (Google Maps)

THE body of a man found in a ditch in Estepona may have been there for several days, it has emerged.

The unidentified corpse was discovered at around 2pm on Sunday from across the five-star Kempinski hotel.

Specifically, it was on the road that used to lead to the old Prado World.

According to El Español, police sources believe the body could have been there for several days.

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Road where body of man was discovered near the Kempisnki hotel (Google Maps)

It adds that it may be a homeless person but authorities are still working on confirming his identity.

The body has been taken to Malaga for an autopsy to establish cause of death.

Meanwhile, police are combing through the missing persons database to see if the man matches with anyone who has disappeared recently.

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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