A 53 year-old man, married and with six children, has committed suicide in Chiclana de la Frontera after receiving a letter from the bank demanding the payment of his outstanding mortgage, plus interest and expenses, of €167,343.12 within a period of two days or face further legal action.
The man, who lives on a disability pension of €940 per month, had been unable to meet the mortgage payments and had built up a debt of €1,300 with the bank.