Death of man on Benidorm holiday 'being treated as possible murder', family say

The death of a British man who was found at the bottom of a cliff in Spain is now being treated as a potential murder, according to his family.

Nathan Osman, 30, from Pontypridd in South Wales, was on a long weekend break with friends in Benidorm last September.

Less than 24 hours after he arrived, his body was found by an off-duty police officer at the bottom of a remote 650ft (200m) cliff on the outskirts of the resort.

Lee Evans, Mr Osman's brother, told Sky News: "The prosecutor in Benidorm told us that they 'strongly believe foul play is involved and we are treating it as a potential homicide'."

The father-of-four died from head and abdominal injuries after falling from height, a post-mortem examination found.

Local police said it was "a tragic accident", but his family believe the investigation into his death has not been adequate.

They have pointed to attempts that were made to use his bank cards the day after he died as evidence that others may have been involved.

They carried out their own investigation, and built a timeline of events drawn from sources including CCTV and, after presenting their findings to Spanish prosecutors, the case has been reopened, they said.

On Monday, the case was raised in the House of Commons by Pontypridd MP, Alex Davies-Jones, who has also met the family to hear their views.

They want a law in Mr Osman's name to improve support for British people who lose loved-ones abroad.

Mr Evans told Sky News: "We're astonished there's nothing in place like this, no governing body to follow who has been help to us at all in Nathan's case.

"We've had to find out blind - to find everything ourselves and we're still learning and have no structural support in place. There's a massive cry for help for families like us."

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Jonathan Osman, Nathan's father, told The UK Tonight With Sarah-Jane Mee on Tuesday his son was "a wonderful soul" and "the closest to perfect you could get".

He said his son was "loving, faithful, you could depend on him, he would do anything for others", adding that he was "funny, he never moaned, he was a good worker, he had children to live for... everything was an adventure for him".

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