Police ruling out homicide as cause of the death of Irish tourist in Magalluf

No evidence of there having been a hit-and-run

The Guardia Civil have been in charge of the investigation. | MDB

Andrew EdeCalvia03/07/2024 20:44

The Guardia Civil's Judicial Police, investigating the death of 45-year-old Irish tourist Michael Grant in Magalluf on Monday morning, have concluded that there was no hit-and-run.

Examination of security cameras in the area have ruled out the possibility that he was hit by a vehicle. None of the images from cameras that the Guardia have studied point to such an incident.

The police are, however, seeking to determine why his body had abrasions that could have been consistent with a hit-and-run. They believe that he had been involved in a fight. The suggestion is that this was a street seller and that he had run off when friends of this street seller had gone to this person's aid.

Previous reporting of the facts, those related to the autopsy on Tuesday, pointed to Michael Grant having had traces of cocaine in his body from 48 hours before the incident. It is now being said that he had suffered an overdose and had collapsed, indicating that he had taken drugs shortly before the incident.

The police are said to no longer be treating the case as a homicide. The apparent fight was not related to his death, and it is expected that the case will be closed in the next few days.

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Stephen Grimmer | 9 months ago

It makes little sense. A respected middle-aged children's sport coach from a close-knit rural community goes on a family holiday to an expensive 4* resort hotel with his wife and young kids, and then ends up missing and dead from a coke overdose at 4AM after brawling with (probably illegal immigrant) street hawkers? There's more to this.

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Berlingo | 9 months ago

Well again another horror story from Magaluf , Drugs Pure Fake poison fake whatever , People beat up mugged in a fight by themselves I guess then Dead walks down the street gets run over and there is no car or driver as it’s ok to do that and drive off Home , All good !

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