POLICE in Gran Canaria are hunting for an Irishman following the discovery of his partner's body at their holiday home on the south of the island.
Detectives rushed to the home on Sunday morning after receiving a call at 10.15am about a body lying next to the swimming pool of the property at the Tauro resort in the scenic Mogan area of the island.
The woman, a Dutch national, was pronounced dead at the scene with locals claiming suspicious activity had taken place. Local detectives are awaiting the results of the post-mortem.
Police sources said they were looking for her Irish partner so they could question him.
His name and age have yet to be revealed although reports suggest he is around 50.
Police have been told by neighbors that they had heard an argument at the villa, which was rented on a holiday let, shortly before the discovery of the body.
The person who made the 999 call is understood to be a friend or acquaintance of the victim.
The man police are hunting, described as a “foreigner” by the local press, is said to have fled the property before detectives arrived.
Police are also looking to speak to a British man who is believed to be involved with the deceased woman.
A source close to the case said: “The dead woman is Dutch and the man police are hunting is an Irish national.”
Police are treating the case as a possible homicide.
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