Bernard O'Malley: 'You can't prepare for it'

Bernard O'Malley said nothing could have prepared him for the news that the bodies of Anthony and Linda O'Malley from Llangollen, north Wales have almost certainly been found at a house in south-west Spain.

Tests were being carried out on Tuesday to help confirm the identity of the bodies discovered in Alcoy, an industrial town 12 miles inland from the resort of Benidorm.

Mr and Mrs O'Malley went missing more than six months ago in September 2002 while looking for a holiday home in Benidorm on Spain's Costa Blanca.

Spanish police revealed late on Tuesday that two bodies has been discovered buried in the basement of a house.

Four people have been arrested and police have said they are now carrying our a murder inquiry.

Anthony and Linda O'Malley were looking for property

On Wednesday, Bernard O'Malley said North Wales Police had kept the family up to date with developments.

He added: "People have been saying, 'Are you prepared for the worst?'.

"You can't prepare for it. The feelings are just a sickening feeling.

"But the family's strong, we're keeping together, we're keeping in touch and we're there for each other.

"We just need to find out now exactly what did happen and what's gone on."

Bernard O'Malley had recently travelled to Spain with the BBC Wales documentary Week In, Week Out to search for clues about his brother and sister-in-law's disappearance.