Güímar: Security Wall Torn Down at Occupied Home Hours After Sealing, Following Body Discovery

Tensions are rising over occupied homes in Güímar after a security wall, put up by the local council, was torn down. This allowed people to get back into a property just hours after it had been sealed. The incident follows a tragic discovery: the body of a woman was found in the house next door. This highlights a complex issue of neglect and vulnerable people in the Tenerife town.

The council had boarded up the property as a precaution. They did this after neighbours raised concerns about more people breaking in, especially after the body was found. The woman, discovered last Saturday in one of the two neighbouring houses, had likely been dead for about two weeks, according to early police findings. Her home was extremely dirty and full of rubbish, suggesting she might have suffered from Diogenes syndrome, a condition often linked to isolation and self-neglect.

Both houses, in the town centre of Güímar, belonged to the same family. One was owned by the woman who died, and the other by a relative who had also passed away. Sources say that squatters were living in the second property. The council's legal team recommended sealing the properties to stop the squatting from becoming permanent and to protect the homes.

However, early in the morning, the walls were removed. Eyewitnesses saw the newly built walls torn down, allowing people to get back inside. According to sources, the people who went back in had left the property before it was sealed. They returned to find it blocked and decided to break down the walls.