Brit found dead after locking himself in bedroom in Marbella flat while being evicted for failing to pay rent for 2yrs

A BRITISH man has been found dead after locking himself inside his rented Costa del Sol flat bedroom as authorities prepared to evict him. The UK national, 40, was about to be kicked out of the Marbella property for not paying any rent over the last two years. A Brit has been found dead at a home in Marbella (stock) Credit: Alamy Spanish officials came to the house on Tuesday after getting the green light to take possession of it and hand the property back to its rightful owner. The dwelling is located on a residential estate called Altos de Rodeo, a short walk from the upmarket port of Puerto Banus. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! The Brit initially opened the door when the eviction team approached the apartment. But he went back inside the home after asking for more time to gather his belongings. The Brit reportedly locked the door of his bedroom from the inside and failed to come out again. Police were called to the scene before they forcibly broke into the bedroom. The unnamed Brit reportedly had several criminal convictions for theft, fraud and domestic violence, according to Spanish outlet El Mundo. His passport had been confiscated because he was categorised as a potential flight risk, the newspaper reported. Most read in The Sun How to get help EVERY 90 minutes in the UK a life is lost to suicide It doesn’t discriminate, touching the lives of people in every corner of society – from the homeless and unemployed to builders and doctors, reality stars and footballers. It’s the biggest killer of people under the age of 35, more deadly than cancer and car crashes. And men are three times more likely to take their own life than women. Yet it’s rarely spoken of, a taboo that threatens to continue its deadly rampage unless we all stop and take notice, now. If you, or anyone you know, needs help dealing with mental health problems, the following organisations provide support: CALM, www.thecalmzone.net, 0800 585 858 Heads Together,www.headstogether.org.uk HUMEN www.wearehumen.org Mind, www.mind.org.uk, 0300 123 3393 Papyrus, www.papyrus-uk.org, 0800 068 41 41 Samaritans,www.samaritans.org, 116 123 Police say they are not treating the death as suspicious and are not looking for anyone else in connection with the ordeal. It comes after a Brit fell to his death in a Costa del Sol hotel balcony after grieving the loss of his daughter. Robert Davidson, 37, took his own life at the four-star Sandos Griego Hotel, in the popular resort of Torremolinos, his devastated fiancée said. He had been on holiday with fiancée Daniella Robb, 27, and her two children. She was asleep when her partner plummeted to his death from the balcony of their sixth-floor room, just before midnight on Tuesday. Robert took his life hours before the first anniversary of the death of the couple’s daughter, Hollie. She tragically died at just seven-weeks-old from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). Comment now