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British couple murdered By Jan Gamm
FORMER British Olympic diver and retired engineer Peter David Tarsey and his wife Jean, both 77, were found shot dead, lying in each other’s arms in their Jalon villa on Sunday. The couple had not been seen for several days. A British friend of the couple, a local estate agent who prefers not to be named, had gone to the house when she was unable to contact them by telephone. She said she was still in a state of shock after finding their bodies. “The Tarseys were my closest friends,” she said, “I still can’t really believe it.” A Guardia Civil spokesman said the Tarseys appeared to have been shot with a small calibre
weapon and were lying on the sofa in their lounge, shell casings scattered on the floor. The deaths are being treated as homicide subject to post-mortem examinations yet to be carried out at the time of going to press. It is possible the couple had been dead since Friday March 27. No gunshots had been
heard. A television was missing from the house and the safe had been unsuccessfully tampered with; inside there was no money, only documents. A computer was found in the swimming pool. The Tarseys’ pet dog, Domino, was found wandering about the house. Jean Tarsey did a lot of work for
local charities, including a dog shelter. David Tarsey (he preferred to use his middle name) was a familiar face in Jalon’s popular Alleluya Bar. His absence since the end of last week was put down to having some dental work carried out. Their villa, on the market for €260,000, had been a target of burglars in the past. The couple were hoping to move to Mallorca to be closer to one of their grownup sons. A spokesman for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office said: “We can confirm the death of two British nationals in Alicante, Spain. We stand ready to provide consular assistance.” The family has been informed of the deaths.