A TOURIST was found lying dead in a pool of blood by a cleaner in a holiday apartment in Gran Canaria on Monday.
The unnamed holidaymaker, 33, is said to have suffered a major head injury at the Brit holiday hotspot.
The tourist was found dead at roughly 12.30pm on Monday at the Colina Mar apartment complex in the resort of Puerto Rico in the municipality of Mogán in the south of the island.
He is said to have suffered a head injury from a blow or fall.
The victim was initially reported to be British, but police sources has since confirmed he was Irish.
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A Civil Guard source said last night: “There were signs of violence but the autopsy results are still pending.”
A cleaner raised the alarm after finding the lifeless man’s body when she tried to enter the apartment.
A male friend he is believed to have travelled to the island with was also in the room when police arrived.
He is said to have been “completely disorientated” amid unconfirmed claims he could have been under the influence of drugs.
He was pronounced dead at the scene despite the efforts of paramedics to revive him.
The Civil Guard on the island said last night the secrecy order imposed on the case by a judge meant they could not make any official comment on the ongoing probe.
The possibility he could have died in an accident has not been ruled out although the initial reports are pointing to his death being potentially crime-related.
The three-star apartment hotel. Colina Mar, is located in the upper part of Puerto Rico close to the popular Europa shopping centre.
It describes itself online as the perfect place for families with a "peaceful and relaxed atmosphere".
In nearby Lanzarote, an allegedly "drunk and drugged up" Brit driver is accused of mowing down a family of tourists and killing a four-month-old baby.
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British expat Olivia Brown, 23, was allegedly over the legal limit and under the influence of alcohol and drugs when her car mounted the pavement and struck two families last week.
She is accused of manslaughter and drink driving but had her hearing suspended after she suffered a panic attack.
The hotel worker is currently under house arrest and could be jailed for causing the death of Brit tot Harper Ayton.
