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Wales Online
16-06-2025
- Wales Online
Family's plea over dad found dead 24 hours after landing in Benidorm
Family's plea over dad found dead 24 hours after landing in Benidorm 'We're exhausted but we'll keep fighting' Father-of-four Nathan Osman died following a fall while on holiday in Benidorm with friends (Image: Osman family ) The family of a man who was found dead less than 24 hours after arriving in Benidorm say they have "been through hell" and have pleaded for more support from authorities. Father-of-four Nathan Osman, 30, from Pontypridd, was found dead at the bottom of a cliff while on holiday in September 2024. Speaking to S4C's Y Byd ar Bedwar programme, his family have said that they didn't get the support they had expected from the Foreign Office, and are now fighting for a change in the law. Nathan pictured with his friends the night he went missing (Image: Lee Evans ) Nathan's death was originally ruled as an accident or potential suicide by Spanish authorities but Nathan's family say they did not believe this was the case and have been conducting their own investigation to prove this ever since. Alannah Hughes, Nathan's sister, said: "We knew straight away that there was something untoward behind this story and behind Nathan's death. "I received a phone call off a Spanish number. They said 'your brother has been found dead at the bottom of a cliff' and that was it." Article continues below The family travelled to Benidorm to gather their own evidence to present to the National Police, an act which Nathan's brother, Lee Evans, described as "instinctive." "We've had to fight for evidence and for answers, but there is still so much we don't know," said Lee. The evidence they managed to obtain included proof of attempts to use Nathan's bank card in the hours after he died on September 28. They created a list of properties with CCTV that hadn't been collected by local police. The last image of Nathan of CCTV (Image: BeniCam - Benidorm Webcam ) After the family presented the evidence, the National Police in Benidorm reopened Nathan's case as a homicide investigation, but despite this development the family maintains that there has been a lack of support throughout. 'We reached out to the police here in Benidorm. We had no help. No support from any authority," said Alannah. They are now calling for a change of law to provide more help for families of British nationals who have been murdered abroad, with the backing of their local MP, Labour's Alex Davies-Jones. This would include a statutory framework to provide consistent communication in English to bereaved families, as well as a named point of contact. Lee told Y Byd ar Bedwar that this framework should extend to increased financial support – something which would have helped them pay the £7,000 needed to transport Nathan's body back home to the UK. In response, a spokesperson for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said: "Our staff stand ready to support British nationals around the world. In any given year, we support around 20,000 British nationals and their families. "In cases of British nationals who die abroad, we can provide personalised support including practical information regarding processes in different countries." Alannah feels these changes are necessary. She says her and her family have "been through hell" and says she wants to see reform so that any families who may go through something similar in the future do not have to endure what they have. "We're exhausted but we'll keep fighting. We want families in the future, if they lose loved ones abroad, to have a structure that we didn't have," she said. Lee added: 'We can look at the family, to Nathan's children, and tell them we've tried everything and done everything to get answers." Article continues below The National Police in Benidorm has said they cannot comment or share information as the investigation is still ongoing, including responding to the family's claims about the way they have handled Nathan's case. You can watch the full programme 'Y Byd ar Bedwar: Damweiniau dros y dŵr' on S4C or BBC iPlayer on Monday, 16 June, at 8pm. English subtitles are available.
Wales Online
17-05-2025
- Wales Online
Critical facts revealed on dad Nathan Osman's final movements before being found dead in Benidorm
Critical facts revealed on dad Nathan Osman's final movements before being found dead in Benidorm Dad-of-four Nathan Osman, 30, never returned home from his first holiday abroad with friends and his family have pieced together his final movements and some telling facts Nathan's siblings trawled through hours of CCTV before spotting him walking along Benidorm promenade at 4am (Image: BeniCam - Benidorm Webcam ) Nathan Osman was on his first holiday abroad with friends when Spanish police tragically found his body at the bottom of a 500ft cliff in Benidorm. Nathan's death was originally ruled as an accident or potential suicide by Spanish authorities but a homicide investigation has now been opened after his siblings worked tirelessly to prove his death had not been an accident. Nathan, a father-of-four from Pontypridd, has been described by his brother as "not your typical Brit getting rowdy". September 26, 2024 Nathan worked a night shift before his holiday. September 27, 2024 Nathan went on holiday to Benidorm. It was his first ever holiday abroad with friends and he had been really looking forward to the trip. In the evening, Nathan and his friends went out drinking. Get the latest Ponty news first by signing up to our newsletter here . Article continues below Nathan pictured with his friends the night he went missing (Image: Lee Evans ) September 28, 2024 In the early hours of the morning, Nathan separated from his friends as he was staying at a different hotel having booked onto the holiday later. He walked back to his hotel alone. Footage shows Nathan walking along the promenade at 4.08am. The footage showed Nathan looking "calm and collected", he doesn't appear to be drunk or stumbling. Nathan's siblings trawled through hours of CCTV before spotting him walking along Benidorm promenade at 4am (Image: BeniCam - Benidorm Webcam ) The last image of Nathan of CCTV (Image: BeniCam - Benidorm Webcam ) Nathan was then reported missing after his friends and family heard nothing from him and discovered his hotel bed had not been slept in. September 29, 2024 The day after Nathan was reported missing, his body was found by an on-duty police officer at the bottom of a 500ft cliff east of the centre of Benidorm, Spain. The cliff would have been a 90 minute walk from where he was last spotted. Nathan's family later found out that two attempted transactions were made on Nathan's bank card at a place a nine minute drive from where his body was found. October 14, 2024 At an inquest into Nathan's death at Pontypridd Coroners' Court, senior coroner Graeme Hughes heard Nathan had suffered traumatic injuries to his brain after falling down a 200m cliff. October, 2024, to March, 2025 Despite Spanish authorities ruling Nathan's death as having been an accident or possible suicide, his siblings, Alannah Hughes and Lee Evans, knew something didn't add up. They compiled an in-depth timeline of their brother's whereabouts after trawling through hours of CCTV footage and worked tirelessly to come up with a case to present to authorities in Spain to try and get them to re-open the investigation into his death. Alannah and Lee put their evidence together, which included a compilation video of Nathan and his children, and met the Chief of the Guardia Civil in Spain. After presenting their evidence and highlighting the discrepancies in the original report, they finally felt they were starting to be understood. Article continues below A meeting was then arranged with a Spanish Judge and prosecutor and Nathan's family were told the investigation into his death was going to be re-opened as potential homicide. Now Nathan's family have instructed a lawyer and are waiting for news on the investigation.
Metro
16-05-2025
- Metro
Last footage of 'murdered' dad before he was found dead beneath Benidorm cliff
The death of a British man in Benidorm previously ruled accidental will now be treated as a murder case after his family found new evidence. 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. Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: Prison governor jailed for nine years over affair with drugs kingpin MORE: British boy, eight, seriously hurt after 'running through glass' on holiday in Magaluf MORE: British tattoo artist 'caught with cocaine in Dubai' jailed for 40 years in 'hellhole' prison
The Sun
16-05-2025
- The Sun
Chilling final CCTV shows moments before Brit's deadly 500ft Benidorm cliff plunge – as family fear he was murdered
HAUNTING footage shows the moments leading up to a Brit's tragic death after he fell from a 500ft cliff. CCTV captured Nathan Osman's final movements before the horror unfolded in Benidorm last year. 8 8 8 8 The dad-of-four, from Pontypridd, South Wales, was enjoying a lads holiday before his body was discovered at the base of a 500ft drop. Spanish authorities ruled the 30-year-old's death was accidental, or even a possible suicide. But his family have hit out and claim to believe there was foul play involved. His brother and sister found chilling CCTV that forced cops to launch a murder investigation. Footage shows Nathan alone at 4.08am walking along the beach promenade near his hotel. They say he was "looking fine" just hours before the tragedy. The CCTV was suffice to see a judge rule there should be a murder probe into the Brit's death. Nathan's brother Lee Evans, 39, said: "We met the Spanish authorities to discuss the case because we were not happy with the police report and believed there were discrepancies and a lack of investigation." Sister Alannah Hughes also showed police the timeline of Nathan's final movements. The siblings were able to piece the night together using various CCTV, phone records and testimonies from friends. The last known sighting was at 4.08am on the seafront. Nathan's family argue it would have been impossible for their brother to reach the cliff top by foot. They allege he was taken there by a third party. "To walk up that hill would be at least 90 minutes and it is a rural area," added Lee. And, the morning after Nathan died, there were two attempted transactions on his card. "That was at a place nine minutes drive away from the place he was found at the bottom of a 500ft cliff," said Lee. "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." The family called Nathan's death "completely out of the blue" and explained he was not "your typical Brit abroad". They described him a "very respectable" and "wise", denying he would have gotten himself into any trouble. Lee and Alannah also argued while putting forward their case that Nathan's injuries could have been sustained in an attack before he plunged from the cliff. They highlighted how his phone had been destroyed and his wallet was missing. Lee added: "My way of grieving is to keep pursuing what has really happened because I know my brother would do the same for me and I'm doing it for every other family out there. "We want to say to his kids that we have tried everything out there to get answers." The family have been supported by Labour MP for Pontypridd Alex Davies-Jones. The MP took their case to the House of Commons as well as a private investigator to help them as they deal with this "blind". "We want to be able to help other families," he said. 8 8 8 8
Daily Mail
16-05-2025
- Daily Mail
'Murdered' British father-of-four's last moments before he was found dead beneath 500ft Benidorm cliff are caught on CCTV - after family turned detective and forced cops to investigate his death
The final moments of a British father-of-four who plunged to his death after falling from a Benidorm cliff were captured on CCTV, after his siblings turned detective and forced Spanish cops to open a murder probe. Devoted father Nathan Osman, 30, was away on a holiday with friends in September last year when he was found dead at the bottom of a 500ft cliff. Spanish authorities ruled Nathan's death was an accident or that he had possibly taken his own life - but his family immediately suspected foul play. His brother and sister turned detective to trawl through CCTV evidence, gather witness statements and access phone and bank records in a bid to force police to reopen the probe. In their search, they managed to find footage of Nathan at 4.08am walking alone along the party resort's promenade 'looking fine' before he was found hours later at the bottom of a cliff. After pleading their case to Spanish prosecutors in March, a judge ruled a homicide investigation should now begin. Nathan's brother Lee Evans, 39, said: 'We met the Spanish authorities to discuss the case because we were not happy with the police report and believed there were discrepancies and a lack of investigation.' Lee and sister Alannah Hughes played police a timeline they had established using CCTV from local businesses and records from Nathan's phone including a FaceTime call to his friends where he suggested to them he was lost. Lee said the last sighting of Nathan, of Pontypridd, South Wales, was at 4.08am at the bottom of the promenade and it would have been impossible for him get to the cliff from where he fell by foot. He said: 'There is one road up so we believe he must have been taken. It is inaccessible by foot. 'To walk up that hill would be at least 90 minutes and it is a rural area.' Lee said what aroused the family's suspicions further was that they later learned two attempted purchases had been made on Nathan's bank card, the morning after he had died. Lee said: 'That was at a place nine minutes drive away from the place he was found at the bottom of a 500ft cliff. '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.' Lee, who runs his own dog walking business in Cardiff, said they had to show Spanish police that Nathan was 'not just a number.' 'He wasn't your typical Brit abroad,' he said. '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.' With the help of an interpreter Lee and Alannah presented their dossier of evidence to police, prosecutors and a judge and they hope to hear progress in the coming weeks. Amongst their evidence was their suspicion that Nathan's injuries pointed to an attack before his fall and that his phone had been smashed and wallet was missing. He said they believed injuries had been caused 'by an altercation at some point' and not just by the fall. They also played the judge a compilation video of Nathan playing with his four children to show he was a loving and caring father. Lee added: 'My way of grieving is to keep pursuing what has really happened because I know my brother would do the same for me and I'm doing it for every other family out there. 'We want to say to his kids that we have tried everything out there to get answers.' The family have been supported by Labour MP for Pontypridd Alex Davies-Jones who this week raised their case in the House of Commons as well as a private investigator. But he said the family have had to 'do this blind' as there was no blueprint for carrying out their own investigation involving a death abroad. 'We want to be able to help other families,' he said.
