{"id":5357,"date":"2026-06-11T12:32:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T12:32:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/brit-couple-arrested-after-leaving-young-kids-in-spanish-hotel-to-go-partying\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T12:32:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T12:32:15","slug":"brit-couple-arrested-after-leaving-young-kids-in-spanish-hotel-to-go-partying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/brit-couple-arrested-after-leaving-young-kids-in-spanish-hotel-to-go-partying\/","title":{"rendered":"Brit couple arrested after &#8216;leaving young kids in Spanish hotel to go partying&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_0e248e\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">The pair have reportedly been held after the youngest of the children, a six-month-old baby, tested positive for cocaine.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"Byline_byline-container__K_Owl\" data-testid=\"byline\"><span class=\"Byline_byline-content-wrapper__Imque\" data-testid=\"byline-content\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"Byline_author-badge-date-wrapper__Q7jj1\">\n<p><span class=\"\" data-testid=\"byline-publishedDate\"><\/span><span class=\"ArticleTimestamp_updated-date__7qD4Q ArticleTimestamp_updated-date-with-published__iFKpF\" data-testid=\"byline-updatedDate\">Updated <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37280452\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The arrests were made in Benalmadena, Spain\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37280452.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_Phil-HarrisDaily-Mirror-Sunday-Mirror-ExpressStar-Sunday-Express-Star-on-Sunday.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37280452.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/0_Phil-HarrisDaily-Mirror-Sunday-Mirror-ExpressStar-Sunday-Express-Star-on-Sunday.jpg 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37280452.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/0_Phil-HarrisDaily-Mirror-Sunday-Mirror-ExpressStar-Sunday-Express-Star-on-Sunday.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37280452.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_Phil-HarrisDaily-Mirror-Sunday-Mirror-ExpressStar-Sunday-Express-Star-on-Sunday.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"The arrests were made in Benalmadena, Spain\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">The arrests were made in Benalmadena, Spain<cite aria-label=\"Image: Phil Harris\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Phil Harris)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A British couple have been arrested after allegedly leaving their three young children in a Costa del Sol hotel to go out partying.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The pair are said to have been held after the youngest of the children, a six-month-old baby, tested positive for cocaine, according to local media.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The children allegedly involved, aged four, two and six months, have now reportedly been taken into temporary social services care.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Sources close to the ongoing investigation have reportedly described the situation the youngsters were found in as &#8220;worrying,&#8221; saying the hotel room they were in was in a mess and the eldest child was looking after the others.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-36861400\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36861400\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.56\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"People relaxing on Benalmadena Beach in Spain\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36861400.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_People-relaxing-on-Benalmadena-Beach-in-Spain.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36861400.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_People-relaxing-on-Benalmadena-Beach-in-Spain.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36861400.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_People-relaxing-on-Benalmadena-Beach-in-Spain.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36861400.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_People-relaxing-on-Benalmadena-Beach-in-Spain.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Police reportedly made the arrests in Benalmadena\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Police reportedly made the arrests in Benalmadena<cite aria-label=\"Image: PA\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: PA)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Although the regional Junta de Andalucia government has taken temporary charge of the children, they are understood to have been taken to Malaga&#8217;s Materno Infantil Hospital for a check-up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The hotel they were staying at, which is in the popular resort of Benalmadena, has not been named.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A spokesman for Spain\u2019s National Police said: &#8220;A British man aged 41 and a woman aged 28 have been held on suspicion of a crime of child abandonment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;A specialist branch of the National Police called UFAM, a family and women assistance unit, is involved and the Junta de Andalucia\u2019s social services\u2019 unit has taken temporary charge of the children.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Reports say the British pair were held in the early hours of Thursday morning. Police refused to comment on local reports that the baby tested positive for cocaine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A well-placed source said the place the couple were staying at was a &#8220;very large hotel complex&#8221; on the Costa del Sol.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">It is expected they will be held in police custody overnight before being taken to court tomorrow for a first hearing before a judge \u2013 but this has not yet been confirmed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/brit-couple-arrested-hotel-benalmadena-37280447\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The pair have reportedly been held after the youngest of the children, a six-month-old baby,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5358,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5357","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0_Phil-HarrisDaily-Mirror-Sunday-Mirror-ExpressStar-Sunday-Express-Star-on-Sunday.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5357","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5357"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5357\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5358"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5357"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5357"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5357"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}