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A Briton in Spain has been arrested on suspicion of murder after he allegedly punched a suspected paedophile he caught filming his daughter in a restaurant.

Witnesses claimed the 40-year-old father, named locally as Kainth Davinder, attacked the German man in the upmarket resort of Sotogrande, after snatching an iPad out of his hand and finding photographs of his young daughter on it.

The 43-year-old victim, named locally as Sandro Rottman, was taken to hospital but died shortly afterwards.

Detectives later revealed that he had been arrested last month for possessing indecent images of children.

The incident is understood to have taken place late on Saturday night in a restaurant called The Spinnaker in the port area of the popular resort.

Paramedics called to the scene rushed the victim to a hospital in La Linea on the border with Gibraltar but he died shortly after arrival.

A source at the local Guardia Civil, which is investigating, said: "We believe he died as a result of the single punch he received but this is yet to be confirmed by the post-mortem results."

The restaurant owner, who asked not to be named, said: “It all happened very quickly. The German man appeared to be taking pictures of everyone, not just the British man's daughter.

“It all seemed very innocent to me. The British man was with his family. He seemed to get very upset all of a sudden and punched the other man before anyone could stop him.

“He'd already paid for his dinner and left immediately. The German man is very normal. I knew nothing about him being arrested last month.”

An investigating magistrate is understood to have launched a probe but no formal charges have been laid...50% rule