British man, 45 year old Thomas William Swannell, who is accused of killing another Briton, 42 year old Gary Clive Vigors, by slitting his neck with a broken bottle

British man, 45 year old Thomas William Swannell, who is accused of killing another Briton, 42 year old Gary Clive Vigors, by slitting his neck with a broken bottle during a bar fight in Magaluf, Mallorca, appeared in court in Palma on Monday.

He faces charges of intentional homicide following the attack in the early hours of Saturday in the Plaza Café in Punta Ballena. The court heard how a cut to the jugular saw the victim bleed out and die just moments later before medics could arrive at the scene.

After making a first declaration the accused was ordered to be held on remand in Palma jail.