Love scam debts blamed for murder of Spanish pensioners


The tragedy may have been linked to a fake online love affair, the El Pais and El Mundo newspapers along with TVE public television, said quoting residents. — Photo by Alexander Sinn on Unsplash

MADRID: The murder of three siblings in their 70s in a Spanish village could be linked to debts racked through an online romance scam with two alleged US servicemen, reports said Jan 19.

The three bodies were found in a pile, partially burned, in the family home in Morata de Tajuna, a village some 35 kilometres (22 miles) southeast of Madrid, after neighbours raised the alarm, a police source told AFP.

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