 A well-placed source said: 'She said she was being stabbed by her husband and police were mobilised along with other emergency responders but found her dead inside the property when they arrived. 'She had been stabbed multiple times, apparently more than 20.' Another said the suspect was thought to be suffering dementia or Alzheimer's disease, although there has not yet been any official confirmation. He is expected to be taken to court in the next 48 hours so he can be quizzed again by a judge in a closed hearing. The judge will have to decide whether to remand him in prison pending an ongoing investigation or send him to a secure psychiatric hospital if it is confirmed he is suffering from a mental or brain disorder. There has not yet been any official comment from police about the incident.){kind=link}
The married couple were both from the UK and living in the Spanish resort of Benalmadena. The woman was found dead at the home they shared
A British ex-pat pensioner has been arrested in Spain after his wife was found stabbed to death in an alleged frenzied knife attack in their home.
The British woman made a desperate call to the emergency services to say her husband had attached her at their home in the resort of Benalmadena.
Police arrived at the flat to discover the woman dead in the kitchen-diner with more than 20 stab wounds and her husband lying on their bed.
The 80-year-old man, who has not yet been named, was arrested at the scene and is now being held at the National Police station in Benalmadena.