Police investigating a father’s death in Magaluf have shared a major update as they examine a fight with a street seller. Spanish police have concluded that Irish tourist Michael Grant was not run over by a car before collapsing in the street at 4:30am on Monday.
They are now investigating the possibility that Michael could have suffered non-life-threatening injuries in a fight with a street seller.
Civil Guard officers failed to find any trace of a traffic incident involving Michael on CCTV cameras despite an “exhaustive search”. A medical examiner had said she thought Michael’s leg and knee injuries were consistent with having been hit by a car.
However, the Civil Guard has now discounted the theory that Michael was run over. Local media reports indicate that officers are now investigating the theory that he had a bust-up with a so-called ‘looky looky’ man, which turned into a fight that the African’s friends then joined. Well-placed sources have confirmed that 45-year-old Mr Grant’s death is not being treated as a homicide.
Earlier today, it emerged that an autopsy had shown he had consumed cocaine and alcohol before he died, which is believed to be linked to his collapse and sudden death rather than any altercation preceding it.