British man has been arrested in Magaluf, Mallorca after he killed a compatriot by cutting his neck with a broken bottle.

British man has been arrested in Magaluf, Mallorca after he killed a compatriot by cutting his neck with a broken bottle.

The Guardia Civil arrested 45 year old Thomas William Swannell after the fatal attack on 42 year old Gari Clive Vigors in the Plaza Café in Punta Ballena, Magaluf.

Civil Guard sources say it happened at 0030 in the early hours of Saturday, when for reasons which remain unclear, the two men got into an argument, and then a fight, which resulted in the cutting of the dead man’s aorta. There are unconfirmed reports that the fight was over a woman.

The aggressor has been taken to the Guardia Civil barracks in Palma, and is being held in the cells there. He’ll appear in court in the next few days.

Despite the prompt arrival of an ambulance, the health team were unable to do anything to save the life of the other Briton who died at the scene.