British man arrested in Tenerife after girlfriend falls from balcony

The suspect and his 25-year-old girlfriend were on holiday with their young daughter

The apartment building where the incident is said to have taken place (Google Maps)

A British man has been arrested in Tenerife on suspicion of throwing his girlfriend from the balcony of their 12-story holiday apartment.

The 25-year-old woman, who is also believed to be British and has not been named, died instantly after the fall in the early hours of Friday morning.

Her partner has been arrested and will appear in a local court, police confirmed to the Independent.

The couple, who were staying in an apartment overlooking a beach in Adeje, in the south-west of the island, were captured on CCTV cameras as they entered their flat.

According to local reports, the footage appears to show the woman being kicked and punched by her partner, who was in an apparently drunken state.

They are said to have been on holiday with their five-year-old daughter since mid-May.

The suspect’s father and his partner were also staying in a neighbouring apartment.

The woman was found lifeless on the lawn below the apartments by a security guard who was alerted by her partner and his father.

An arrest was made after the CCTV footage was consulted and three British adults were interviewed by the Spanish police.

The family are said to have been staying at the Paraiso del Sur apartment block, near Playa Paraiso, a popular budget holiday destination.

An autopsy was to be carried out to ascertain the exact cause of death.

In April, at least six people were confirmed to have died in Tenerife after a four-storey apartment building collapsed in Los Cristianos, not far from Adeje.