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2 Irishmen held over hols killing

0 Comments | Daily Mirror, The; London (UK), May 3, 2010 | by TOM WORDEN

TWO Irishmen have appeared in court in Spain in connection with the killing of man who was beaten to death in front of his girlfriend.

Ferry worker Abraham Baez Rodriguez, 25, died from severe head wounds after a getting into a fight on the holiday island of Tenerife.

Police found him lying in a large pool of blood in the street outside the Hotel Tropical Playa in the resort of Playa de las Americas at around 6am on Friday.

Paramedics battled to revive him using a defibrillator but were unable to save his life.

His girlfriend was taken to hospital suffering shock.

The two men, who have not been named, were arrested by officers from the National Police shortly afterwards in the area.

Police spent Friday and Saturday questioning them before handing them over to an investigating magistrate on Saturday evening.

They have not been charged with any offence but can be held on remand without charge if the magistrate rules there is enough evidence to keep them
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