Brit, 70, murdered at Costa Blanca home after thugs tricked their way into her home

A BRITISH pensioner was murdered after two men tricked their way into her home in the Costa Blanca to steal £540.

A Dutchman, 49, and a Spaniard, 33, were arrested after a long investigation into the 70-year-old’s death during a violent robbery at her home south of Alicante.

Cops say one of the men was a friend of the victim and was let into the home by the woman before he, along with his accomplice, stole £540 (€600) cash from the house.

The pensioner received a fatal blow to the chest as they fled the crime scene on November 18 last year in Granja de Rocamora in the Vega Baja del Segura region.

Both men are being held in prison on suspicion of homicide and robbery with violence.

A spokesman for the Civil Guard said the men were arrested after “months” of investigating.

He said: “It was a female friend who alerted police after discovering her body on the floor with apparent signs of violence.

“There were no clues at the scene of the crime that helped officers.

KILLED FOR CASH

“The only certainty was that she opened her door voluntarily because there was no forced entry.

“After months of analysis the theory that the victim knew her alleged killer gained ground.

“The alleged motive could not be established until the arrests took place.”

The spokesman added: “One of the detainees is a 49-year-old from Holland and the other a 33-year-old Spaniard.

“The police investigation has revealed both went to the property to rob her and one, a friend of the victim, knew she would open the door to him,.

“Knowing she kept money at the property, they took 600 euros.

“As they fled, apparently to knock her out of the way, one of them delivered a fatal blow to her chest which ended her life.”

A date for their trial has not yet been set.

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