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British Woman Arrested in Benidorm After 'Strangling Friend with a Hoover Lead'
A 64-year-old British holidaymaker allegedly strangled her 66-year-old friend with a vacuum cleaner lead during a dispute, police said the victim died of mechanical asphyxiation.
- A 64-year-old British woman was arrested in Benidorm on September 17 for allegedly strangling her 66-year-old British friend in a flat in Rincón de Loix.
- The assault occurred following an argument between the two women, and another companion who was present saw what happened and contacted emergency services close to midnight.
- Police discovered the victim deceased with a vacuum cleaner cable tightly secured around her neck, and her body was taken away from the location in the early hours of the morning.
- An initial post-mortem confirmed mechanical asphyxiation by strangulation, and the suspect reportedly confessed after arrest and remains in custody pending further investigation.
- Detectives continue investigating the motive behind the killing while a court oversees the ongoing criminal inquiry awaiting full forensic reports.
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British woman strangles friend with cable
A quiet night in Benidorm’s Rincón de Loix district was shattered just before midnight on Wednesday September 17, when a desperate call to Spain’s 112 emergency line reported a chilling crime: a British woman had allegedly strangled her friend with the cable of a vacuum cleaner. The caller was not a passer-by nor a neighbour who overheard a row. She was another friend… Source
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Total News Sources23
Leaning Left5Leaning Right3Center0Last UpdatedBias Distribution63% Left
Bias Distribution
- 63% of the sources lean Left
63% Left
L 63%
R 38%
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