A BRIT teacher was pistol-whipped and his Irish wife hospitalised after an armed and masked gang raided their Spanish home having confused them for drug dealers. The couple required hospital treatment for injuries they suffered when the armed gang broke into their property in the middle of the night and assaulted them. 2 The incident occurred in Alicante Credit: Getty The attack was in the mistaken belief they were hiding large amounts of cannabis resin the criminals planned to steal.
The unnamed Brit, a school teacher, was left with a serious head wound which required 18 stitches after being pistol-whipped during the nightmare incident. His partner also required stitches in the horrific attack. The scarring incident occurred on a residential estate called Torre Zenia in Lomas de Cabo Roig, part of the Orihuela Costa area south of Alicante - a popular expat and holiday destination.
read more world news SNOW END Six snow warnings TODAY as drivers stranded in -11C freeze - map shows worst hit HOLS HORROR Brit girl, 2, fighting for life in coma after food poisoning at holiday resort The intruders are thought to have mistaken the home they targeted with another property which the couple are understood to own nearby that has been taken over by squatters. The attacked couple who asked not to be named "for fear or reprisals" recounted their horror experience to a local paper as part of a call to cops to increase their presence in the area. They told Diario Informacion how they were .