An investigation has been launched into the murder of a British tourist in a Spanish holiday resort.
The man, from Scotland, was killed in the early hours of Saturday morning in Benidorm.
A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: "A man was attacked at around six or seven o'clock on the morning of Saturday 1 December in an old part of the resort of Benidorm.
"He was with a friend when they were attacked and mugged. However, we do not believe that the mugging caused the man's death.
"We believe that a subsequent incident caused the death of one of the men."
The man has not been named but is referred to as Ken on a Spanish police poster appeal.
His next of kin in Scotland have been informed.
The plea for information, issued by Benidorm police, says that Ken and his friend Bill "were well-known visitors to Benidorm and well-known around the old town bars".
According to the poster appeal the attack took place near the resort's Domino bar.
Benidorm police have described the murder as a "brutal crime" and have issued posters to appeal for witnesses to come forward.
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