DAVID BROOKES, 59, a former Royal Artillery warrant officer and an ex-policeman, was killed by smoke in a fire in the town of Jimena de la Frontera His wife Florence, 58, was found by a passerby in hysterics in the street outside. The fire had already been extinguished when the man entered the house and found the lifeless body of Mr Brookes in a bedroom.
Mrs Brookes, originally from Edinburgh, is recovering from severe shock in hospital.
But her family did not know about the tragedy until they read about it in a newspaper on Friday, January 8.
Mr Brookes' son Paul, 37, said: "It was awful to read this in the paper. It was a dreadful shock’’
"It seems there was a breakdown in communications and the British consulate was not informed about dad's death."
Mrs Brookes, originally from Edinburgh, is recovering from severe shock in hospital.
But her family did not know about the tragedy until they read about it in a newspaper on Friday, January 8.
Mr Brookes' son Paul, 37, said: "It was awful to read this in the paper. It was a dreadful shock’’
"It seems there was a breakdown in communications and the British consulate was not informed about dad's death."
