Children’s deaths in Spain referred to British police watchdog

THE case of a family whose two children were found dead in a Spanish hotel room has been referred to Britain’s police watchdog.

The bodies of Rebecca Smith, five, and her brother Daniel, aged 11 months, were found in the Costa Brava resort of Lloret de Mar on Tuesday.

Their mother, Lianne Smith, 43, was arrested by Spanish police the same day in connection with the deaths.