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24/07/2015
Friends Of Alan Drennan Claim He Was Attacked By Spanish Police
Friends of Alan Drennan, the man who was found dead in his hotel room in Ibiza, claim that he was attacked by Spanish Police officers before he died.
The 21-year-old from Newtownabbey was found dead on Sunday, less than 24 hours after arriving with his pals.
His friends said that he suffered injuries to his head and upper body which were clearly visible upon his release from police detention at the airport.
The family issued a statement through their lawyer Michael Madden of Madden & Finucane.
It said: "There have been conflicting reports surrounding the circumstances of Alan's death in the media in recent days, however the full post-mortem report has not yet been completed and the exact cause of death is unlikely to be established for a number of months due to the timescale for the availability of the toxicology report.
"At present the family have more questions than answers and request their privacy to be respected until the full facts are clearly established. We are assisting the family in trying to establish the truth of all possible contributory factors which led to Alan's death.
"We are in contact with Spanish and British authorities including the British Consulate in Ibiza and the PSNI who are assisting the family. We are also in close contact with the Irish State Pathologist."
(CD/JP)
The 21-year-old from Newtownabbey was found dead on Sunday, less than 24 hours after arriving with his pals.
His friends said that he suffered injuries to his head and upper body which were clearly visible upon his release from police detention at the airport.
The family issued a statement through their lawyer Michael Madden of Madden & Finucane.
It said: "There have been conflicting reports surrounding the circumstances of Alan's death in the media in recent days, however the full post-mortem report has not yet been completed and the exact cause of death is unlikely to be established for a number of months due to the timescale for the availability of the toxicology report.
"At present the family have more questions than answers and request their privacy to be respected until the full facts are clearly established. We are assisting the family in trying to establish the truth of all possible contributory factors which led to Alan's death.
"We are in contact with Spanish and British authorities including the British Consulate in Ibiza and the PSNI who are assisting the family. We are also in close contact with the Irish State Pathologist."
(CD/JP)
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