Brit is seriously wounded as multiple people are stabbed in Spanish home, leaving one man dead

A British man has been seriously injured in a fatal stabbing in the Costa Blanca town of Torrevieja. 

The 40-year-old was rushed to hospital with head injures and a knife wound to his abdomen. 

A Dutch man of the same age died in the incident, which is under police investigation, and a Finnish man aged 48 was left fighting for his life. 

Neighbours sounded the alarm around 3am on Saturday morning after hearing shouting coming from a semi-detached house at a residential estate called Torreta III on the outskirts of Torrevieja. 

The Dutch victim, initially confused for another Brit, is understood to have received several stab wounds which affected his vital organs. 

Neighbours on an estate called ‘Torreta III’ sounded the alarm at around 3am on Saturday morning

The Dutch man reportedly died after he was stabbed several times in his vital organs

A Finn and a Brit are currently fighting for their lives after they were taken to a hospital following the stabbing

He was already dead by the time emergency responders arrived and stabilised the two injured men before getting them to hospital. 

The Civil Guard has opened an ongoing investigation into the incident, in which a number of knives and a hammer were reportedly used as weapons. 

The Finnish man, who was admitted to a hospital intensive care unit, is understood to live at the property where the deadly fight occurred and initial reports point to the possibility he caused the Dutch man’s death. 

The other two men had called round for reasons which police have to elaborate on.

The residential area the homicide occurred in once featured heavily a Spanish prime-time television game show in which contestants competed for money and other prizes. 

The Civil Guard said that several knives and a hammer were used in the horrific attack

The Dutch man, who was also 40, sadly died before paramedics could treat him

The Brit has not yet been named by the city’s Civil Guard, who are expected to make a statement when the hospitalised men are better

La Torreta was the estate picked by the show, called ‘Un, dos, tres… responda otra vez’ in Spanish, to gift winners houses. 

It was the first television show format exported outside Spain, with versions aired in the UK as well as Portugal and the Netherlands. 

The economic crisis of 2008 led to many residents falling behind on their mortgage payments and squatters moving in to occupy properties seized by banks. 

The Civil Guard has yet to formally comment on Saturday morning’s incident but is expected to make a statement as and when the two survivors are well enough to be questioned.