Crime
British woman held in custody after strangling friend to death with vacuum cleaner cord in Spain
The 63-year confessed the killing of her compatriot (66), which was witnessed by another person, to police officers in Benidorm
ABC
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Monday, 22 September 2025, 12:06
A 63-year-old British woman has been provisionally imprisoned in Benidorm after confessing to having strangled a friend to death with a vacuum cleaner cord on 17 September. The victim was a 66-year-old woman, also of British origin.
The investigation is still open, as reported by the High Court of Justice of Valencia.
The incident happened at around midnight, after an argument between the defendant and the victim. A third woman witnessed the homicide. The suspect confessed what she had done when the Local Police arrived at the scene.
The crime happened in a house located in Rincón de Loix, near the Levante beach in Benidorm - an area where many British residents live.
