Man, 82, killed in beach brawl with 76-year-old over sunlounger in Mediterranean holiday hotspot

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Man, 82, killed in beach brawl with 76-year-old over sunlounger in Mediterranean holiday hotspot.

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An 82-year-old man has died after a brawl with a fellow beachgoer, 76, over a sunlounger.Greek police are now investigating the death of the man at the holiday hotspot - with the 76-year-old arrested on suspicion of fatal bodily harm.

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The man arrived to the popular Vouliagmeni beach just before 10am with one eye on securing a sunbed for the day.But a dispute soon broke out between the 82-year-old and a man described by authorities as a "76-year-old man unknown to him" over one of the limited lounging spots available.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say The argument over soon desccended into a full-blown brawl, according to local media.The older beachgoer is believed to have suffered a cardiac arrest during the scuffle."It seems that people who were with [the assailant] also participated," according to ERT, the country's public broadcaster.A 21-year-old woman who was with the younger beachgoer was taken into custody but later released.Witnesses told local media screams from the outburst...

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