La policía investiga la desaparición de un hombre y de su hijo al día siguiente de llegar a Málaga
The police investigate the disappearance of a man and his son the day after arriving in Málaga.
The Spanish and British police are conducting an investigation with the aim to locate Daniel Pool (46) and his son Liam (22), who have been missing for over a month. They are being sought mainly in the province of Málaga, where they arrived a day before their disappearance, SUR has been able to confirm.
The two British men landed in the capital on 31 March on a flight from England. After checking into a hotel, they rented a car, a grey Peugeot 308 (registration number 0254KTM). The car has not been located either.
Their track was lost in Estepona. Father and son were having lunch at the hotel where he planned to stay and then left their luggage in the room. The last contact with their family took place the following day, April 1.
The Udyco-Costa del Sol and the British police are working together on the case under the hypothesis that "something bad has happened to them".
When the officers went to the room where they were expected to stay, they found all their belongings, including their passports, which, in the view of the investigators, does not fit in with the hypothesis of a voluntary escape.
The police in Sussex, the county in which they both reside, have already issued two press releases and disseminated images of Daniel and Liam Pool to solicit the cooperation of the public, as they consider this behaviour to be "extremely unusual". "They have been on vacation together before, but have never lost contact with family members in Burgess Hill, where they live," Detective Sergeant Alan Fenn of the Missing Persons Team explains.
In the first press release issued by Sussex police, Detective Fenn added: "We, and their family, are eager to hear from anyone who has communicated with Daniel or Liam since April 1."
Subsequently, in a second press release, it was reported that the Surrey and Sussex (Southern England) Crime Team was conducting this investigation, in which it has "resources" already working with Spanish authorities to find Daniel and Liam and clarify the circumstances of their disappearance.
Inspector Emma Heater explained: "We are working closely with the Spanish police. One possibility that should be taken into account, as they have not contacted family or friends, is that something could have happened to them."
" Their family is very concerned, as the last time they heard from them was on 1 April. It's not normal for them to have lost contact," the inspector said. "We know that Daniel and Liam hired a grey car, Peugeot brand and 308, when they arrived in Spain, but the vehicle has not been returned to the car rental company," she added.
The British police have requested by all means the cooperation of the public in case someone has a clue as to the whereabouts of Daniel and Liam, or has come across the vehicle they rented in a rent-a-car.
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