A British tourist has died after being violently mugged in Los Cristianos, Tenerife. The elderly man was attacked last Wednesday while with his wife at the entrance to an apartment block. He suffered a cardiac arrest after a brief struggle and falling to the ground.
Emergency responders revived him at the scene, but he later died in hospital. Flowers have been left at the site with messages including “RIP, We Will Miss You.” Friends described him as a lovely man who had been celebrating his birthday with his wife at a local pub days earlier.
No arrests have been made yet, though police are expected to provide an update. Expats and tourists have complained about worsening mugging problems in the area, with one resident reporting a similar incident involving an 80-year-old woman in a wheelchair.
In February, another British tourist was stabbed in Playa de las Americas after chasing a thief who stole a friend's phone.
