A British pensioner reportedly starved to death in her home in southern Spain after her son, who was caring for her, died from natural causes at the property.
Police found the 90-year-old lifeless at her home in Alhaurin el Grande along with her 63-year-old son during a welfare check.
They had to force their way into the property, a half-hour drive inland from the Costa del Sol resort of Fuengirola, after knocking on the door several times.
Civil Guard officers tasked with investigating what happened have concluded both died from natural causes.
They say there is no suggestion of foul play.
The Brits were known to local social services and town hall workers raised the alarm days after an ambulance was called to their home to assist the woman.
Paramedics found her in a ‘terminal phase’, and it was unclear which of the two died first, local outlet Diario Sur reports.
Alhaurín el Grande is a town located in the province of Málaga, in Andalucia
Civil Guard officers tasked with investigating what happened have concluded both died from natural causes
Her son is understood to have been her registered carer. It was not immediately clear this morning whether he also had health problems.
The bodies were moved to the Institute of Legal Medicine in Malaga, where autopsies began on Friday.
Last Thursday two British pensioners were found dead at their Costa Blanca home.
Firefighters discovered the bodies of the man and woman, who police sources described as friends that lived together, at the residential property near the small town of San Fulgencio a 45-minute drive south of Alicante.
Staff at a local council social services department had raised the alarm.
There were no signs of violence at the scene and a subsequent post-mortem reinforced indicators the pair died of natural causes.
The man was 82 and the woman 74. Both are believed to have suffered chronic illnesses and had been categorised by social services as ‘vulnerable.’
The area where they were living is on a residential estate which is extremely popular with foreign pensioners.
