A British man has been arrested on suspicion of killing his father at a Spanish campsite, Catalan police say.
The 45-year old was arrested on Friday in L’Estartit, a town in the Costa Brava region of northeastern Spain which is popular with British holidaymakers, after allegedly attacking his 69-year old father.
The victim was taken to hospital but died on Friday morning leading to a murder investigation by police.
A police spokesman said: “The incident took place Friday morning at around 1:45am in a camping site in L’Estartit when the arrested man is believed to have attacked his father.
“The victim was taken by emergency services to hospital to be attended for the wounds he suffered, while local police in Torroella de Montgri arrested the alleged perpetrator for domestic violence.”
Local reports said the incident took place at the Castell Montgri campsite, which is named after a nearby medieval castle.
Briton held over father's death on Costa Brava
