The holidaymaker who died of carbon monoxide poisoning was found in the arms of his newlywed Scots wife two weeks after they were married, it has been claimed.
Jaime Carsi, 40, was found dead on Saturday afternoon at a house in Majorca alongside his wife Mary Somerville, 39. Majorcan newspaper Ultima Hora has reported that the pair had wed 15 days before they were found, suggesting they were honeymooning on the Spanish island.
Friends of the newlyweds are reported to have alerted police after the pair failed to turn up for a boating trip. Emergency responders are said to have found the pair in each others' arms in bed.
An autopsy carried out on Monday has confirmed that Jaime died of carbon monoxide poisoning. He had been travelling on a British passport.
The couple are understood to have jetted from their home in Edinburgh to spend some holiday time at the rural property in Cala Mesquida in the north-east of the island. Mary, a former Lloyds bank worker who taught yoga and meditation for a non-profit her partner was also involved in, remains in a “serious condition” in an intensive care unit at Majorca's Manacor Hospital.
Patti Montella, a friend of the couple’s, described Jaime as a “magnificent soul” in an emotional social media post.
She wrote alongside a photo of her with Jaime and Mary: “Jaime Carsi came into my life and took up residence in my heart, so many years ago, in London. His smile and spirit are pure love.
“And when he married our precious Edinburgh girl, sweet Mary, it was a match made in heaven. You left us waaaay too soon my little one. What a prince you are, such a magnificent soul.”
An investigation into the tragedy is ongoing although initial local reports have suggested the cause was a faulty gas-powered fridge. Sources said police are investigating the possibility deadly fumes had been seeping out all night while the couple slept in the main bedroom.
Jaime, originally believed to be from Madrid, is said to have moved to the UK with his parents as a child. He relocated to Edinburgh around six years ago when he got a job as an investment risk analyst at Baillie Gifford, after several years in London.
Police in Majorca have said very little about Saturday’s tragedy, other than to confirm it remains under investigation. An investigating magistrate has been tasked with coordinating the probe.
The latest tragedy occurred less than five months after a similar drama claimed the lives of a British couple at their expat home in Majorca. Michael Rowan, 62, and his 56-year-old partner Sharon Price were found lifeless at their country property near the picturesque town of Selva, around an hour’s drive from Cala Mesquida in December 2019.
A subsequent post-mortem confirmed they died of carbon monoxide poisoning at the farmhouse they had moved to the previous year. Their bodies lay undiscovered for two days.
The house where the latest gas leak tragedy occurred has been described as a rural property. Unconfirmed local reports say it is owned by the dead man’s father.
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