British woman, 80, found shot dead in her Costa Blanca home as cops hunt gunman

A BRIT woman has been found shot dead in her Costa Blanca home. The victim’s body was discovered just after 6.30pm on Wednesday after police were called to the property in Elche near Alicante. GettyThe victim’s body was discovered just after 6.30pm on Wednesday after police were called to the property in Elche near Alicante[/caption] Detectives have confirmed she was a British pensioner aged 80 and said they are treating it as murder. Local reports said the unnamed woman had been shot at least three times at her home on a residential estate called Urbanizacion Torre Azul between Elche and the nearby town of Torrellano. Worried neighbours are thought to have called police who found her body after a plummer went round for an arranged visit and got no answer when he knocked on the front door. A spokesman for Spain’s National Police confirmed: “We are investigating the death of a British woman who was shot dead at a property in Elche. We are investigating it as a murder and can confirm she was shot dead. READ MORE CRIME STORIES GUNNED DOWN Fiancée of Brit millionaire shot dead by model claims his rival ordered killing COSTA DEL CRIME Man shot dead by gunmen in Costa del Sol restaurant popular with Brits “The alarm was raised around 6.30pm yesterday/on Wednesday.“She was 80 years old and lived alone. “No arrests have yet been made and the investigation is ongoing. We are not in a position to discuss the possible motive at this stage.” A source close to the investigation said the possibility she was shot by intruders in a violent burglary had not been ruled out. Police have not confirmed if anything was missing from the crime scene. The gunshot wounds the victim suffered are thought to have been fired from close range. Most read in News HOT STUFF The EXACT date a 20C heat blast will hit the UK this week PILOT FREAKout Passengers terrified as untrained pilot forced to turn back mid-flight LED BY JACKALS Putin threw us into war like dogs with no training - we've been betrayed VLAD TO WORSE ‘Cancer-hit’ Putin HUMILIATED as he cuts 'Ukraine victory' parade by a third STAR'S ANGUISH My abusive ex told my kids I no longer wanted them, says Ruth Dodsworth HORROR DEATH Horror of 34st woman who died with skin FUSED to sofa after sitting for 6yrs A post-mortem is due to take place in Alicante in the coming hours. No arrests have yet been made.