Police in Spain are investigating the deaths of an Irish couple at a coastal resort south of Valencia.
Homicide squad officers are leading the investigation, although police say the possibility they suffered an accident while they were in a jacuzzi has not yet been ruled out.
Their bodies were discovered yesterday afternoon in a residential estate called Cap Blanc in Cullera, a town of around 25,000 people south of Valencia.
Local police were mobilised along with the Civil Guard, the force which is leading the ongoing investigation.
Confirming their nationalities this morning, a spokesman for the Civil Guard in Valencia said: “The bodies of a man aged 50 and a woman aged 45 were found yesterday at a residential property in the municipality of Cullera. Both were Irish.
“Their children discovered the bodies in a jacuzzi and alerted the authorities.
“I’m not in a position to say exactly why but the first officers who reached the scene found evidence pointing to the possibility the couple might not have died of natural causes and therefore a specialist Civil Guard homicide unit in Valencia was mobilised to take charge of the ongoing investigation.
“Nothing has yet been ruled out.”
A sample of the water in the jacuzzi was taken so it can be analysed in a specialist laboratory.
The children are being cared for by social workers assisted by a psychologist.
Cap Blanc is a popular beach and residential area in Cullera, situated near the resort’s lighthouse.
The gated community’s villas and apartments have views of the Mediterranean Sea.
The Department of Foreign Affairs has been contacted for comment.