Irish couple found dead in jacuzzi at Spanish villa

Spanish authorities have launched a homicide investigation after an Irish couple was found dead in a jacuzzi at their rented villa in the coastal town of Cullera, south of Valencia. The bodies of a 50-year-old man and a 45-year-old woman were discovered on Tuesday afternoon, August 25, 2026, by their two teenage children, who alerted the homeowner and emergency services. The discovery was made at a property in Cap Blanc, an exclusive residential estate in Cullera. According to the Civil Guard in Valencia, the children found their parents in the hot tub and raised the alarm.