Brit pensioner, 81, dies after being attacked by intruders at his home in Spain
A British pensioner has died after being attacked by burglars who broke into his Spanish home.
The 81-year-old expat was assaulted at his property in the town of Estepa, near Seville, on Sunday evening and was taken to La Merced Hospital in Osuna.
Spanish police said he was discharged hours after the incident, but later re-admitted and died in hospital on Wednesday morning.
The victim is believed to have told officers at the scene that one of the intruders had pushed him over as he tried to stop them from breaking in.
The man has only been identified so far by his initials AHB.
A spokesperson for the Civil Guard in Seville, which is investigating the incident, said: ‘A British man aged 81 has died following a break-in at his home in Estepa near Seville.
‘Officers responded to the incident around 7pm on Sunday and took the victim to hospital.
‘He died in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
‘No arrests have yet been made and we are still investigating.’
Meanwhile, a police source added: ‘The victim told officers he had been pushed by one of the intruders as he tried to resist the break-in.
‘He fell to the ground and was taken to hospital and tragically died some days later.’
The source said the man did not make a formal statement to police before he died and that officers are working on the basis of what he told police at the scene before he was taken to hospital.
They added: ‘Officers are still investigating what if anything was taken and that has been complicated by the fact there is no formal statement and the victim was not able to give a detailed account of the incident to detectives before he was hospitalised.’
La Merced Hospital has not yet made any comment as to why the man was allowed go home before being readmitted.
Local reports say police are hunting three suspects, although detectives were not able to confirm the number today.
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