Salou Town Hall will hold a minute’s silence for the Irish woman killed last night at the four-star Magnolia Hotel. It has already put up a banner with a black ribbon on its HQ.
The town hall said in a tweet: “We urge society to participate in an act of rebuke this evening at 7pm in front of the town hall.”
The move comes as it emerged an Irish tourist has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman - believed to be his partner - was strangled to death at a hotel in the Spanish holiday resort.
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Her suspected killer, discovered beside her with an apparently “self-inflicted” wrist wound, was taken to hospital where he remained under police guard this morning.
A hotel worker is said to have found the victim in one of the corridors trying to escape her suspected killer, according to one of the reports.
Staff at the adult-only four-star Magnolia Hotel in Salou, where the horror incident occurred, said they were unable to make any comment. The alarm was raised around 9.30pm on Sunday night.
In a statement to the Irish Mirror, a garda spokesperson confirmed they were made aware of the incident.
"An Garda Síochána is aware of an alleged incident that took place in the Spanish town of Salou involving Irish citizen(s) on Sunday, July 2nd 2023.
"As this is an investigation led by the Spanish authorities, An Garda Síochána has no further comment at this time."
The 72-room Magnolia Hotel, which is one street back from the seafront, describes itself as a Four Star Superior hotel on its website.
It says: “Magnolia Hotel Salou is a specialised establishment offering an Adults Only or Child Free experience, meaning it is a hotel designed exclusively for adults.
“Our hotel in Salou is committed to offering a place where relaxation, peace and quiet are the most important values. So, both the hotel activities and facilities are geared towards the needs of adults travelling without children.
“Magnolia Hotel is a cosmopolitan, modern Adults Only establishment with carefully designed interiors that aims to offer guests a chic experience away from the hustle and bustle and noise of other types of hotels.”
