# Pictured: London-based mother, 51, who died alongside her husband in a hot tub while on holiday in Spain – before being found dead by their children

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/pictured-london-based-mother-51-who-died-alongside-her-husband-in-a-hot-tub-while-on-holiday-in-spain-before-being-found-dead-by-their-children/
- Published: 2026-08-31T00:45:49+00:00
- Updated: 2026-08-31T01:03:43+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16091587/Pictured-London-mother-51-died-husband-hot-tub-Spain-children.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Culture, Europe, Travel, World

## Key points

- Couple found dead in hot tub at Spanish villa by their sons
- Police suspect "suction entrapment"; wife died trying to save husband
- Foul play ruled out; relatives flew out to support traumatised teenagers

## Summary

A London-based mother of two, Thomasina Tobin, 51, is believed by Spanish police to have died while trying to save her husband, Patrick Tobin, 48, after he became trapped underwater in a hot tub at a luxury villa in Cullera, Valencia. The couple's bodies were discovered by their two teenage sons, who have special needs, after the boys searched the property and raised the alarm with a neighbour. Investigators believe the deaths were accidental, caused by "suction entrapment" from the hot tub's drain, and the case has drawn attention given the couple's professional standing in London and the harrowing circumstances of the discovery.

Post-mortem examinations ruled out foul play, with no signs of forced entry or suspicious CCTV footage, though marks, scratches and blood were found near the jacuzzi, and suction marks were more pronounced on Mr Tobin, suggesting he was trapped first and his wife died attempting to free him. Electrocution has been ruled out as a cause. Ms Tobin, originally from Co Monaghan, Ireland, was head of hotels at consultancy firm Turner and Townsend, while Mr Tobin worked in tech; relatives, including an uncle, flew out to Spain within hours to care for the traumatised boys, with Ireland's Department of Foreign Affairs and New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs both providing consular assistance.

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