British teenager arrested for killing twin brother in Spain

Appearing at court in the nearby town of Xativa, last week, Ryan Goodman told
the investigating judge that it had been an accident and he was very sorry.

“I loved my brother and had no intention of killing him,” he said, adding that
he had hidden the body because he “was very scared” of the consequences. The
judge remanded him to the custody of youth criminal services because he had
been 17 years old when the crime was committed.

According to local reports, the brothers, who shared a room in the villa in
the hills 35 miles inland from the Costa Blanca, had argued after their
mother accused them of stealing money from her purse. Each blamed the
other, and after she left the house they came to blows, according to the
statement made to police by the accused.

A message posted on the website of the secondary school attended by the dead
boy spoke of the tragedy. “It had been two years since Michael attended the
school but there are still many here who knew him personally,” said the
message from Jose Miguel Martinez, head of the IES in Vallada.

“Those that shared class knew him as a good person and it’s a terrible
misfortune that his life has been cut short in such a tragic way.”

A spokesman for the British Embassy said: “We are aware of the arrest of a
British national and we are offering consular assistance to the family.”

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