An apparent murder-suicide involving a family of three in Spain may be linked to the daughter’s disability, it is understood.
It is believed a note left at their home, where a man and a mother and her daughter were found dead, said the daughter’s disability had become too much and had pushed them to the edge.
It is thought the note was written by the man, who is believed to be British, and has been named locally as Philip Wood. The mother, Sheila, and daughter, Sophie, have been confirmed as Irish.
Officials have so far been unable to confirm where in Ireland Mrs Woods comes from. Police said they are working on the theory that the deaths, at a property on the Costa Del Sol, were a murder-suicide.
It is thought the three died from gunshot wounds inflicted by one of the adults. The trio were found inside the apartment in Mijas, Fuengirola, yesterday by their landlord.
The couple, in their fifties, and their daughter, in her late twenties, were understood to have been living in the area for more than 15 years. The Department of Foreign Affairs in Dublin confirmed the woman and their daughter were Irish passport holders.
Officials are attempting to contact their next of kin.
The Foreign Office in London said it was “liaising closely” with the local police.