Tenerife rocked by horrific murder as expat, 66, found dismembered with bag over her head & husband, 71, still missing
POPULAR holiday spot Tenerife has been rocked by the shocking murder of a Belgian woman who was found dead in horrific conditions.
Laura Trappeniers’s lifeless body was discovered just days after she went missing along with her 71-year-old husband Marc Olbrechts.
A search notice was posted for the old couple by the Spanish National Centre for Missing People after they shockingly disappeared a few days ago.
Their car, a blue Opel Mokka with a Spanish license plate, is also missing.
Both disappeared from Adeje, a town in Santa Cruz de Tenerife – and were last seen on April 22.
The Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said they were aware of the disappearance.
A spokesperson said in a statement: “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Brussels and the Belgian consulate in Tenerife are following this case closely and are in contact with the other competent Spanish and Belgian authorities on this matter.”
One of the friends of the couple told investigating authorities that the couple “seemed happy” and everything seemed to be “going well in their lives”.
While Laura has now been confirmed dead, her husband Marc is still nowhere to be found.
Her lifeless body was discovered at sea by a fisherman, local media El Dia reports.
The corpse was severely mutilated – and her limbs were reportedly missing.
Officials suggest Laura’s body had been in the water for several days – and an autopsy report confirms a violent death.
MORE TENERIFE HORRORS
In 2021 a British man was stabbed to death in Tenerife in a suspected burglary gone wrong.
The 31-year-old was said to have made a desperate attempt to flee his attackers following the knifing on a residential complex in the south of the island.
The incident occurred in the Island Village complex near Playa de las Americas – where the late crook, John Palmer, set up his notorious timeshare business.
Local reports said the stabbing could have occurred during a violent break-in at the victim’s home.
And in 2023 another Brit was left fighting for his life after being brutally assaulted on a Tenerife party strip.
The man, believed to be around aged 30, was reportedly knocked unconscious by a punch to the head then suffered a skull fracture and internal bleeding when he hit the ground.