British man killed in Spain as police investigate ‘violent’ death

Police were called to reports of a fight in Calella, near Barcelona in Spain

The fight is understood to have started outside Oxygen nightclub in Calella (Google Maps )

A British tourist has been killed with Spanish police investigating his “violent death” of the 31-year-old.

Catalan police said they were called to reports of a fight shortly before 4am on Friday in Calella, about 30 miles north-east of Barcelona.

An injured man was treated by emergency services but died at the scene, police said.

In a statement, the Mossos d’Esquadra (Catalan police) said: “Agents of the Mossos d’Esquadra of the criminal investigation division of the northern metropolitan region are investigating the violent death of a 31-year-old man in Calella de Mar.”

A further statement said: “This morning there was a fight in a nightclub in the city. The result of the incident is one dead and one injured, who has been taken to a hospital. The attack was by knife.”

The incident is understood to have occurred outside the Oxygen nightclub.

Images shared on social media show a significant police presence, with the area taped off.

Calella is a popular tourist spot in the Maresme region of Spain near Barcelona.

The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office has been approached for comment.

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