New documentary set to explore death of Kirsty Maxwell in Benidorm

A new documentary is set to be released on Channel 5 later this year exploring the death of Kirsty Maxwell in Benidorm.

Kirsty Maxwell.

Olive Press, a Spanish media company, published details over the weekend of the documentary being produced by Viacom.

Apartmentos Payma, the resort where Kirsty tragically died, has recently been subject to intrigue as camera crews and producers were seen gathering new evidence concerning the 27-year-old’s tragic death.

The documentary is set to explore evidence that was overlooked in order to find a breakthrough in the case.

Kirsty Maxwell with mother Denise Curry.

As a result extensive interviews have been conducted both domestically in Leith and Livingston as well as abroad.

But Kirsty’s family and friends were surprised by the information becoming public and have remained tight lipped about what the upcoming programme could reveal.

They have said that they are continuing to fight for justice with an appeal being logged in the High Court of Madrid in 2020.

Kirsty, from Livingston, West Lothian, had travelled to Benidorm for a hen party where she died in suspicious circumstances shortly before 8am on April 29, 2017.

It is believed that she walked by mistake into a tenth-floor room in her accommodation block.

The room however was occupied by five British men from the Nottingham area.

It was reported by Spanish authorities that Kirsty fell to her death from the room’s balcony.

But a Benidorm judge ruled in September 2019 that the men had nothing to do with what happened to Kirsty.

This led to Kirsty’s parents, Brian and Denise Curry, appealing to the Alicante Provincial Court, which declared last July that there was no ‘strong evidence’ of criminality’ and nothing to indicate the 27-year-old had not jumped to her death.

Brian said: “Our legal representative in Spain submitted an appeal to the High Court in Madrid just before Christmas for the case to be taken off the shelf. We continue to fight for justice and for the Scottish, UK and Spanish authorities to offer more support in properly investigating Kirsty’s death.

“We believe that there are several avenues that have not been adequately explored and that the investigation has been flawed from the outset. Unfortunately a lot of the groundwork has been left to Kirsty’s family and friends to carry out but we will not stop in our pursuit for justice for Kirsty.”

The Curry’s have criticised the way Spanish authorities have investigated Kirsty’s case including the disappearance of possibly vital DNA evidence.

The Viacom team are not the first TV documentary-makers to investigate what happened to Kirsty.

BBC Scotland in 2018 aired ‘Killed Abroad,’ presented by retired detective, David Swindle, who has been assisting her family in their search for the truth.

Swindle, a crime expert and investigator, was also tight lipped regarding the documentary.

He said: “The family is making progress through our representative in Spain who has made an appeal to the Higher Court regarding the case and the family hope that unexplored issues will be progressed by the Courts.”

The Kirsty Maxwell Charity has continued to assist several families in accessing support for families who have lost loved ones abroad whilst also seeking justice for Kirsty.

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