Spain police make arrest in ‘love scam’ triple murder

Judicial sources said the suspect had previously been convicted for attacking one of the sisters with a hammer a year ago. — Image by Freepik

MADRID: Spanish police on Jan 22 said they had arrested a Pakistani man in connection with the killing of three siblings in their 70s, over debts reportedly linked to an online romance scam.

The suspect turned himself in on Sunday, “admitting his involvement in incidents related to the triple murder in a house in Morata de Tajuna”, a police statement said.