A 52-year-old man has been arrested in Alicante after confessing that he killed his 66-year-old tenant with a knife and that he hid her body for almost a month wrapped in plastic bags and covered inside a duvet..

Although the motives for the crime have not yet been confirmed, there was a history of arguments due to cohabitation between the two, according to the National Police..

The homicide occurred on August 29 but was not known until last night around 11:30 p.m. when the arrested person, a Spanish national, called the provincial police station to state that he had violently ended the life of his tenant, with whom he shared a flat and did not have a romantic relationship.

The agents immediately went to the scene and found the body of a woman in an advanced state of decomposition, wrapped in plastic bags and covered with a duvet, in addition to several effects useful for the investigation, including a knife that was possibly used. for homicide. The house is located on San Vicente Street in Alicante and was in a very poor state of health, including feces and remains of garbage around the home..

The Violent Crime Group (Homicides) of the Provincial Judicial Police Brigade has taken charge of the investigations and the detainee is in the police station cells waiting for him to be brought to justice in the next few hours..