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The son of an owner of a Guardamar del Segura Hotel who died in her home on December 20, 2022 has been arrested.
Rita Ortiz, 77 years old, was well-known in the city for being the owner of the Hotel Guardamar run by her family. The hotel is located 50 metres away from the main beach.
Her son of 54 years, who had a history with drugs, lived with his mother and told the Guardia Civil at first that she was a victim of a house invasion.
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He rang emergency services and told the operator that up to four assailants of ‘Arabic origin’ broke into their Calle Lepanto home.
The son said they were beaten before being restrained, and then lost consciousness.
He told me that when he woke, he discovered that his mother was dead.
Under questioning, he changed his story. He said that Rita had hit her head and he was unable to help her, because he’d taken cocaine with another friend.
In a third version, the son accused his friend of the assault.
Guardia Civil officers did not believe the stories, but they arrested the son on Monday after two and a half years of waiting for the results of over 100 DNA and fingerprint tests.
Torrevieja’s court placed the son in custody, while the second defendant was released on bail but his passport was taken away.
It is important to note that the word “you” means “you”. Informacion Newspaper reported that Rita Ortiz had died while defending herself against being attacked.
Both Rita and her son fell down the stairs during the fight. They both suffered head injuries, but the one Rita received proved fatal.
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