TRYING TO SOLVE MYSTERY DEATH
Hen-night friends of Kirsty Maxwell come back to Benidorm to help
LAST Saturday, coinciding with the first anniversary of Kirsty Maxwell's tragic death, four of her friends and her aunt Angela, together with the family's independent review team led by former detective David Swindle, gave a press conference outside The Meeting Point cafeteria, op- posite the Payma apartment block from where Kirsty fell to her death in mysterious circumstances from Apartment 10E.
During the few days they were in Benidorm, they handed out posters of Kirsty and talked to tourists, hoping to find someone who saw what happened.
Angela delivered a message from Kirsty's family and husband Adam, who have understandably preferred to stay in Scotland.
"This weekend marks one year since Kirsty's brutal death. One year we have been fighting for justice, truth and answers. One year trying to come to terms with losing our beautiful girl."
Kirsty died after accidentally entering another apartment on the floor above the one she was staying in. The five men from Nottingham who were there at the time claim she was acting strangely and ran out and threw herself over the balcony.
One of the men was arrested and later released, while the other four gave statements at a later date and were free to return home.
CBNews spoke with ex-detective David Swindle, who said that his team and Kirsty's friends were very happy with the public's response to the posters and their questions. People had been kind and only too eager to help in any way.
This helped them realise that not everybody has social media, where they had launched the majority of their appeals, hence the importance of having 'boots on the ground' looking for potential witnesses.
The most interesting information they have so far is regarding a couple who checked out of the Hotel Presidente early on the morning of Kirsty's death, and who were overheard commenting they had seen seen something horrible.
Locating this couple could be of utmost importance, as Kirsty's family need more evidence or witnesses to present to the judge in charge of the case to keep it open.
Police are no longer investigating, although the judge has asked for forensics to check swabs they took from under Kirsty's fingernails.
A local Spanish newspaper quoted police sources as saying they consider it an accident.
Another blow to the family was the fact that their lawyer resigned two weeks ago, citing 'a difference of opinion over optimum legal strategy'.
They feel totally lost and helpless without legal representation, and Kirsty's husband Adam has written to the judge to inform her of this situation.
A website with Kirsty's full story and appeal for information was launched last Thursday night - www.kirsty maxwell.com
If anyone has any information, no matter how insignificant, please contact: info@kirstymaxwell.com.