AN elderly man who was found headless and with no hands in a swamp in Jérica (Castellón) was reportedly caught in the act of sexually abusing his daughter just before he was murdered.

His daughter’s boyfriend, Salvador S., gave himself up to police last week and admitted to killing his 78-year-old father-in-law with repeated blows to the head.

To avoid his being identified, Salvador cut off the man’s head and hands, which were found days later near his home in Torrent.

The body was later found in the Regajo swamp (pictured).

Officers heard that the victim had been sexually abusing his daughter since she was a small child, as well as her mother and sister.

He is said to have told her from an early age that it was ‘her duty’ to ‘pleasure him’.

On the day of his death, the couple went to visit him, but Salvador stayed outside whilst his girlfriend went into the house, given the difficult relations between the two men.

He says minutes later, he heard his girlfriend screaming and saw her running from the house with most of her clothes missing.

Neighbours of the deceased say he had also reportedly abused another young girl 15 years ago, and her father had threatened to kill him.

They claim that despite his advanced years, he was ‘very virile, strong and sexually active’.

Both Salvador and the victim’s girlfriend have been charged, the latter with aiding and abetting.