Brit tourist found dead in pool of blood in Mexico hotel room as wife rushed to hospital

A BRITISH man has been found dead in a pool of blood in his hotel room in Cancun, Mexico.

His 53-year-old wife was found lying beside him with multiple lacerations to both of her arms.

A British man has been found dead in a pool of his own blood in Cancun, MexicoAlamy

Detectives raced to the scene after the alarm was raised at a city hotel just after 5am local time this morning.

The 58-year-old British tourist found dead in a pool of his own blood is reported to have been found with a broken bottle between his legs.

His wife was quickly rushed to hospital, where it emerged that she may have been under the effects of an unknown substance.

Initial unconfirmed reports pointed to a possible crime of passion.

Local prosecutors have said that an investigation is still ongoing but that they are currently treating the incident as a possible suicide pact which ended with only the husband taking his own life.