Post date: Oct 09, 2011 5:23:23 PM
An 80-year-old Belgian man is detained in Spain over the murder of his 78-year-old wife.
CALPE, ALICANTE, SPAIN (OCTOBER 8, 2011) FORTA - An 80-year-old Belgian man was detained in the province of Alicante, Spain on Saturday (October 8) over the death of his 78-year-old wife, also from Belgium, police told Spanish media.
Spanish newspaper ABC reported police got a call at about 1500 (1300GMT) on Saturday where a man informed them his father had killed his mother.
Police arrived at the home of the Belgian couple where they found the 80-year-old man covered in blood and his 78-year-old wife on the floor with signs of a head injury, Spanish media reported.
The man had tried to commit suicide and was bleeding from the injuries he had inflicted on himself, media reports said.
The names of the alleged murderer and victim have not been provided.