A FATHER in Getafe who committed suicide after locking his children in his house and setting it on fire drowned them both in the bath beforehand, a post-mortem has revealed.
The Greater Madrid town has declared three official days of mourning for the youngsters, 13-year-old Alejandro, who had cerebral palsy and his sister Marina, aged eight.
José Alberto G.L., 46, had left a suicide note saying he killed them 'so they did not suffer'.
The children's mother, Raquel M.M., confirmed the couple were going through a separation, but said he had no reason to kill them before he threw himself under a train.
There was no question of his losing custody or contact with them, since José Alberto, who did not work, was Alejandro's full-time carer.
A MAN declared dead at his home in the province of Tarragona was on his way to the funeral parlour when he turned out to be alive, according to police sources.
A NEW child protection law named after a British musician living in Spain has been approved in Congress and is set to be signed off by the Council of Ministers on Tuesday, June 8.
