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Mother Renews Plea in Tenerife Hit-and-Run Case as Son’s Heart Remains in Spain

Officials have given few public updates on the Tenerife probe.

Overview

  • Nicola Gardner, speaking Monday, urged answers in her 19-year-old son Harry Begg’s death and said no arrests have been made.
  • Begg died on December 1, 2025, after he was allegedly struck by a driver while riding an electric bike in Arona, Tenerife, and he was pronounced dead at the scene with severe head injuries.
  • Spanish investigators called the case a criminal death and kept his heart in Spain for tests, a forensic hold used in criminal cases according to messages reported by the Liverpool Echo.
  • His body returned to the UK more than three weeks later, the Liverpool and Wirral coroner was notified 30 days after the death, and his funeral took place on January 6 with burial two days later due to paperwork delays.
  • The family described poor communication in Spain, saying she was first denied access and had no translator, and local outlets report police have not provided new public details.