Russian oligarch ‘kills wife and 18-year-old daughter with axe before taking his own life’ in Spain

A RUSSIAN oligarch has reportedly killed his wife and teenage daughter with an axe in their Spanish villa before taking his own life. Sergey Protosenya, 55, who had a fortune of over £333million, is reported by Telecinco to have hacked his wife and 18-year-old daughter to death. Sergey Protosenya, 55, pictured with of his wife Natalia, 53, and daughter Maria, 18NEWSFLASH He then reportedly committed suicide in the courtyard of his villa in Lloret de Mar on Spain’s Costa Brava. Protosenya graduated in Civil Engineering at Moscow University and held the position of Deputy Chairman on the Board of Directors for natural gas company Novatek for over seven years. The Russian family reportedly was registered at their villa in Lloret de Mar but lived in France and visited the Spanish residence as their second home. Protosenya and his wife Natalia, 53, had two children together, the 18-year-old victim and a teenage son who was in France at the time of the alleged killing spree. READ MORE ON RUSSIA SATAN’S ARSENAL Inside Putin’s superweapons from laser cannon to drone that sparks tsunami PARANOID VLAD How key Putin allies have died, been jailed and suffered mystery 'illness' The teen son called the cops on Tuesday when he was unable to contact any of his family members for a while. Officers checked on the villa and found Protosenya dead in outside the home. The police then found the dead bodies of his wife and teen daughter in the house. Cops are reportedly working in the hypothesis that Protosenya killed them both with an axe while they were sleeping. Most read in News SAVAGE BEATING Woman battered by man in Hyde Park as crowd FILM it and do nothing APOCALYPSE NOW? How Putin’s unstoppable ‘Satan 2’ nuke with 12 warheads could wipe out UK PIERS MORGAN Trump raged 'what the f**k is this?' after seeing what I'd written about him GRUMPY TRUMPY Moment Trump storms off Piers Morgan interview raging 'you're DISLOYAL' VILLAGE HORROR Couple in their 60s named after three people killed at home in leafy village MUM HITS THE ROOF Roofer asked to see up my skirt - I told his boss & now he's been sacked Protosenya and his family flaunted their luxurious lifestyle on social media. They enjoyed golf and travelling all over the world, often sharing images of their apparently idyllic life. Protosenya had no previous history of abuse, however, the police suspect the killings were gender-related and are investigating the case as femicide. The police probe is ongoing.