The Seedy Side Of Timeshares

Our Comments - Timeshares are not alsways run by the most upstanding of citizens

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Police in Tenerife are investigating after a British couple was found brutally murdered near their home on the island.

Florence Robinson, 55, was found lying next to her Mercedes car, near popular resort Playa de las Americas, just before midnight on Thursday.

Her husband Billy, also 55, was discovered yesterday morning on an industrial estate a mile away, lying on the back seat of his Porsche.

Both had suffered severe head and neck injuries, and the back bumpers of their cars seemed to have been rammed by another vehicle.

The couple, who ran a timeshare business, had lived on the Spanish island for more than 15 years. They divided their time between their villa in San Miguel and their house in London.

Some reports suggest that the deaths of Mr and Mrs Robinson were linked to rival timeshare businesses, as the industry has been associated with violent patch wars in the past.

A source close to the couple told The Times that Mr Robinson had been attacked by British gangsters two years ago...Full Article