garlicbread
03-07-2012, 12:22
OK it's the Daily Mail, not known for accurate reporting, but is this another example of police incompetence in Tenerife?
A stag party reveller has died in mysterious circumstances after his room was ransacked at a Tenerife holiday resort.
Lee Mairs, from Stockport, was found lying on the floor outside his apartment with a head injury in the early hours of the morning.
The 24-year-old had flown out from Manchester Airport with 22 friends for a celebration at Playa de las Americas.
His death, which happened a day after the friends arrived, is apparently being classed as 'suspicious'.
Mr Mairs was taken to hospital on the Canary Island, where the decision was made to switch off his life-support machine.
The electrician was described as 'the nicest lad in the world' by his devastated friends.
He was last seen at Yates's bar and is understood to have headed back to his room at the Hacienda del Sol apartments on his own at about midnight.
About an hour later, another guest found him unconscious on a concrete floor close to some steps. His room had been turned upside down, but nothing appeared to have been taken.
The 24-year-old's father, Darren, 46, has flown out to Tenerife.
Groom-to-be Chris Booth, 29, said: 'After it had happened we asked them to ring the police and they wouldn't. The police did not come until midday.
'We spoke to three other people staying at the hotel who had been robbed that night. The hotel manager tried to say he had fallen from his balcony but he clearly hadn't.
'There was a complete lack of effort or help. It was a living nightmare. They wouldn't listen to us.'
A hotel worker said his death was an accident.
Mr Mairs' brother John, 25, said the way the situation had been dealt with was 'scandalous'.
Fighting back tears, he said his brother carried a donor card and his organs would help others.
Mystery death: The Hacienda del Sol hotel in Playa de las Americas, Tenerife, where Mr Mairs was found injured
Mystery death: The Hacienda del Sol hotel in Playa de las Americas, Tenerife, where Mr Mairs was found injured
He described the former Werneth School pupil, who lived with his parents in Bredbury, as 'the kindest guy you would ever meet' and said the family were desperate for answers.
'We need to know what happened,' he said.
Mr Booth added: 'You would never find anyone with a bad word to say about him. He was always smiling and had the most infectious grin.
'I've known him since we were kids. We grew up together. I've been told not to think like this but Lee's come away for me, it's my stag do and it's happened.'
Most of the group cut the trip short while some stayed to help Mr Mairs' father.
The hen trip for Mr Booth's bride-to-be Amy Brennan, 26, was also abandoned. The couple are planning to hold a tribute to Mr Mairs at their wedding.
A fundraising effort has been set up to help Mr Mairs's family.
A Foreign Office spokesman said: 'We can confirm the death of a British national in Tenerife on July 1 and we are providing consular assistance to the family at this difficult time.'
The hotel could not be reached for comment.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2168060/Stag-party-reveller-dies-mysteriously-room-ransacked-unconscious-outside.html
A stag party reveller has died in mysterious circumstances after his room was ransacked at a Tenerife holiday resort.
Lee Mairs, from Stockport, was found lying on the floor outside his apartment with a head injury in the early hours of the morning.
The 24-year-old had flown out from Manchester Airport with 22 friends for a celebration at Playa de las Americas.
His death, which happened a day after the friends arrived, is apparently being classed as 'suspicious'.
Mr Mairs was taken to hospital on the Canary Island, where the decision was made to switch off his life-support machine.
The electrician was described as 'the nicest lad in the world' by his devastated friends.
He was last seen at Yates's bar and is understood to have headed back to his room at the Hacienda del Sol apartments on his own at about midnight.
About an hour later, another guest found him unconscious on a concrete floor close to some steps. His room had been turned upside down, but nothing appeared to have been taken.
The 24-year-old's father, Darren, 46, has flown out to Tenerife.
Groom-to-be Chris Booth, 29, said: 'After it had happened we asked them to ring the police and they wouldn't. The police did not come until midday.
'We spoke to three other people staying at the hotel who had been robbed that night. The hotel manager tried to say he had fallen from his balcony but he clearly hadn't.
'There was a complete lack of effort or help. It was a living nightmare. They wouldn't listen to us.'
A hotel worker said his death was an accident.
Mr Mairs' brother John, 25, said the way the situation had been dealt with was 'scandalous'.
Fighting back tears, he said his brother carried a donor card and his organs would help others.
Mystery death: The Hacienda del Sol hotel in Playa de las Americas, Tenerife, where Mr Mairs was found injured
Mystery death: The Hacienda del Sol hotel in Playa de las Americas, Tenerife, where Mr Mairs was found injured
He described the former Werneth School pupil, who lived with his parents in Bredbury, as 'the kindest guy you would ever meet' and said the family were desperate for answers.
'We need to know what happened,' he said.
Mr Booth added: 'You would never find anyone with a bad word to say about him. He was always smiling and had the most infectious grin.
'I've known him since we were kids. We grew up together. I've been told not to think like this but Lee's come away for me, it's my stag do and it's happened.'
Most of the group cut the trip short while some stayed to help Mr Mairs' father.
The hen trip for Mr Booth's bride-to-be Amy Brennan, 26, was also abandoned. The couple are planning to hold a tribute to Mr Mairs at their wedding.
A fundraising effort has been set up to help Mr Mairs's family.
A Foreign Office spokesman said: 'We can confirm the death of a British national in Tenerife on July 1 and we are providing consular assistance to the family at this difficult time.'
The hotel could not be reached for comment.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2168060/Stag-party-reveller-dies-mysteriously-room-ransacked-unconscious-outside.html