Last footage of 'murdered' dad before he was found dead beneath Benidorm cliff
Father-of-four Nathan Osman, 30, was on holiday with friends when he was found dead at the bottom of a remote 500-foot cliff on the outskirts of a Spanish resort in September 2024.
Local police initially said his death was an accident or that he had possibly taken his own life.
Nathan's family suspected foul play after discovering two attempted purchases had been made on his bank card – which was missing, along with the rest of his wallet – the morning after he died.
They pushed for answers but said they received a police file which was 'empty' besides describing the case as closed.
Since then, Nathan's brother and sister found CCTV footage showing him walking along Benidorm's promenade towards his hotel at around 4.08am.
It shows him 'looking fine' and showing no signs of drunkenness, the family say.
He is known to have been talking to a friend on a video call that night until his phone battery ran out.
Nathan's family believe he would not have walked to the area where he was found willingly or by accident as it's difficult to reach.
'There is one road up so we believe he must have been taken. It is inaccessible by foot,' said Nathan's brother, Lee Evans, 39.
'To walk up that hill would be at least 90 minutes and it is a rural area.'
The attempted purchases were made 'at a place nine minutes' drive away from the place he was found', Lee added.
'We believe someone has disposed of his body there. There's a person or persons who are out there who are responsible for taking him up there and for his death.'
'He wasn't your typical Brit abroad. He didn't get rowdy. He was wise, he was 30-years-old with four kids and very respectable. That's why this was completely out of the blue.'
The family also suspect some of Nathan's injuries point to an attack before his fall, and say his phone was smashed.
Two months after the family pleaded their case to Spanish prosecutors, a judge has now ruled a homicide investigation should take place.
Nathan's family has enlisted a private investigator and is being supported by their local Pontypridd Labour MP, Alex Davies-Jones.
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