A BRITISH expat and his Irish wife suffered a terrifying attack in their Costa Blanca home perpetrated by masked intruders who confused them with drug dealers.
They needed hospital treatment for injuries they suffered when the armed gang broke into their property in the middle of the night and assaulted them.
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It was in the mistaken belief they were hiding large amounts of cannabis resin the criminals planned to steal.
The unnamed Brit, a school teacher, was left with a serious head wound which required 18 stitches after being pistol-whipped during the nightmare incident. His partner also needed stitches.
The drama occurred on a residential estate called Torre Zenia in Lomas de Cabo Roig, part of the Orihuela Costa area south of Alicante which is a popular expat and holiday destination.
The drama occurred on a residential estate called Torre Zenia in Lomas de Cabo Roig, part of the Orihuela Costa area south of Alicante which is a popular expat and holiday destination.
The intruders, said to have spoken with Eastern European accents, are thought to have mistaken the home they targeted with another property the couple are understood to own nearby which has been taken over by squatters.
The couple who were attacked, and asked not to be named “for fear or reprisals”, recounted their horror experience to a local Spanish paper as part of a call to police to increase their presence in the area.
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