Man's Benidorm death now murder probe, family says

The decease of a antheral whose assemblage was recovered portion connected vacation successful Spain is being treated arsenic a imaginable homicide, according to his family.

Nathan Osman, 30, from Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, was found astatine the ft of a distant cliff connected the outskirts of Benidorm little than 24 hours aft helium arrived connected vacation with friends successful September 2024.

His household were not satisfied with the archetypal response by the Spanish constabulary and carried retired their ain investigation.

After flying to the Spanish edifice and presenting their findings to the main prosecutor, the lawsuit has been reopened, they said.

Lee Evans, Nathan's brother, said the authoritative told them "we powerfully judge foul play is progressive and we are treating it arsenic a imaginable homicide".

He added: "They said they volition look astatine each the grounds and your dossier and we person nary crushed to judge whatsoever that it was accidental oregon suicide."

Initially, the household said determination was nary probe into Nathan's decease and the lawsuit was closed wrong hours.

Nathan vanished portion walking backmost to his edifice and his assemblage was recovered by an off-duty constabulary serviceman connected a h2o motorcycle the adjacent day.

Lee and his sister Alannah recovered CCTV showing Nathan walking successful the absorption of his edifice without appearing drunk.

"He looked fine, helium was relaxed," Mr Evans said.

He had been talking connected a video telephone with a person until his telephone artillery ran retired and his household judge helium was abducted and robbed due to the fact that attempts were made to usage his slope cards the time aft his death.

The country wherever helium was recovered is distant and hard to reach, they argue, adding helium would not person walked there.

Pontypridd MP Alex Davies Jones has supported the household and paid tribute to Nathan successful the House of Commons this week successful a statement astir the enactment for families of British nationals murdered abroad.

The MP, who is besides nether caput of authorities successful the Ministry of Justice, said the Spanish constabulary had "ruled Nathan's decease arsenic accidental and closed his lawsuit with small probe oregon support".

She added that she hoped re-opening of the lawsuit would "bring closure for the Osman family".

Mr Evans said the caput authoritative successful Spain "showed compassion, she was virtually crying with my sister – she had tears successful her eyes".

He added that she was frustrated astatine the information that helium and his sister had to transportation retired their ain investigation, looking astatine his toxicology study and post-mortem examination.

He added: "She tin instrumentality distant the thought of it being a termination oregon accidental consecutive distant due to the fact that of the region wherever helium was found, the distant country and the slope cards being utilized the pursuing day.

"She was truly compassionate, we consciousness we tin spot her – and she volition bash everything successful her powerfulness to support trying to find justice."