Timeshare couple beaten to death in Tenerife

Spanish police are investigating the murder of a British couple in Tenerife.

It is understood the couple, in their 50s, had lived there for more than 15 years and ran a timeshare business.

Their bodies were found near their home at San Miguel, close to Playa de las Americas, in the south of the island.

The British Foreign Office said it would not confirm the couple’s names until relatives had been told.

A police spokesman told the Daily Telegraph: “The couple had severe head injuries and everything points to them being the victims of a brutal attack with a heavy object.

“There are no signs of anything being stolen from either of the victims.”