The sister of a British man who died in a Spanish holiday resort town has spoken of her fears he could have been ‘murdered’.
Brett Dryden, 35, was found dead in his Almeria flat with a four-inch gash to his head. Spanish police initially explained the father-of-one’s death as a pulmonary embolism or a blood clot.
Police later told his family that his home in the small town of Mojacar, Andalusia had been robbed and an investigation into what happened is still ongoing.
The father-of-one’s body was discovered on July 22, five years after moving to the resort Costa Almeria to run a legal cannabis club called The Dawg House.
Mr Dryden was found lying on the floor facing upwards next to a living room window by friends who had arranged to meet him.
His sister Shannen Adams told The Independent: “It’s hell on earth. Each day is a struggle.
“His daughter misses him hugely, she talks about her daddy all the time. It’s awful, the worst pain imaginable.”
“I don’t think we will ever be at peace, but knowing whoever did this and for them to be held accountable would bring us a little closure at least.
“There isn’t a day that goes by when I don’t think of him. He would have moved mountains for any of his family and friends, I know if this were the other way around. He was the life and soul of our family.”
“We won’t ever stop until we get justice for our beautiful Brett,” she continued. “I spoke to Brett two days before his death. He had only just got back to Spain after being home visiting us in the UK.”
His grieving mother, Sandra Adams from Chester-Le-Street in County Durham, had flown over to Spain on her late son’s 36th birthday to speak to locals and police about the night he died.
Neighbours told his family that three men were spotted on CCTV fleeing the scene of the death.
His designer glasses, cash and watch were also missing, prompting fears Mr Dryden could have been killed in a botched robbery.
His mother also claims she received a silent call from her son’s phone hours after medics say he was already dead.
