'They're going to kill me': naked, bloodied hostage flees as Spanish police uncover 'torture chamber' in Costa del Sol resort town

From the Newshound archive · first published 23 September 2026.

A man covered in blood burst from a property in Estepona screaming he had been kidnapped, leading officers to a room lined with plastic sheeting, a hammer, duct tape remnants and two AK-47s on the floor. A source described the scene as being 'straight out of a Quentin Tarantino film'.