A Pakistani man facing trial in Spain for the alleged murder of three elderly siblings over debts reportedly linked to an online romance scam is suspected of having killed his cellmate, officials said at the weekend.
The 42-year-old, identified only as Dilawar, has been held at the Estremera prison outside Madrid since he turned himself into police last month after admitting involvement in the triple murder of the two sisters and their brother in December, in the nearby town of Morata de Tajuna. ALSO READ: Man surrenders to Guardia Civil for triple murder of senior siblings in debt from ‘love scam’.
He is now under investigation for allegedly killing his cellmate at the jail last Thursday, the Madrid region’s top court said in a statement.
‘Dilawar, accused of the death of three elderly people in the town of Morata de Tajuna last December, will be investigated in this new case for the alleged commission of a crime of intentional homicide,’ it said without providing further details.
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