British pensioner ‘stabbed his wife to death in Spain'

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Paramedics took the suspect away by ambulance after he 'tried to harm himself'
A worker confirmed the victim was British and her husband had been arrested

By Gerard Couzens In Madrid For Mailonline

Published: 07:39 EST, 19 February 2017 | Updated: 03:14 EST, 20 February 2017

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A British pensioner has been arrested on suspicion of stabbing his wife to death at a retirement home in the Costa Blanca town of El Campello near Alicante.

Ambulance workers took the suspect, aged 86, away by ambulance after he reportedly tried to harm himself. His injuries are thought to be superficial.

The incident happened around 9am this morning. The 79-year-old victim - known only as Margaret - is also British.

Ambulance workers took the suspect, aged 86, away by ambulance (pictured) after he reportedly tried to harm himself

The couple lived at the retirement home, Residencia Orpea de Muchavista, which is understood to function as a day centre as well as an OAP residence.

A worker confirmed the victim was British and her husband had been arrested.

She said: 'They hadn't been living here long.'

Managers at the centre were this morning said to be a meeting with police who are investigating.

A spokesman for the local Civil Guard confirmed: 'The Civil Guard is investigating the death of a woman aged 79 who was allegedly attacked by her 86-year-old husband with a bladed weapon.

'It happened around 9am this morning. The couple were living at a retirement home in the Muchavista Beach area of El Campello.

The incident happened around 9am this morning. The 79-year-old victim is also British. Pictured: Residencia Orpea de Muchavista, where the couple lived

'The man required medical treatment for injuries which are not thought to be serious.'

A source close to the inquiry said: 'The injuries were self-inflicted and are superficial.'

El Campello is a holiday resort lying between Alicante and Benidorm on the Costa Blanca.

Regional governors announced they would be holding a protest gathering to express their disgust at the murder of the Brit expat.

It is due to take place at today outside the Valencia Regional Government Palace.

The regional government's equality spokesman Monica Oltra condemned the crime, describing it as a 'new example of male violence which had ended Margaret's life.'

She added: 'Assassins of this kind have no place in our society and so society is with the victims in their fight against male violence so we can put an end to attacks of this kind.'