Unnamed pair paid man, who claimed he was government spy, £6,272 for hit

Failed to hire hitmen to take out older woman's partner, so they went to police

Believed they wanted hit to sell man's organs to recover money stolen by him

A mother and daughter have been arrested in Spain after they reported the younger woman's boyfriend to police for failing to organise a contract killing.

The pair, who have not been named, told detectives they had been cheated out of £6,272 (€7,000) by the man who claimed he was a government spy.

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He allegedly told them he needed the money as a deposit to find the mother's partner and to hire hitmen to assassinate him.

The duo, aged 52 and 20, reportedly intended to sell his organs after the killing.

They allegedly wanted to sell his organs to recover £53,765 (€60,000) that the older woman's partner is said to have conned her out of.

A mother and daughter have been arrested in Spain after they reported the younger woman's boyfriend to police for failing to organise a contract killing (file photo)

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The dopy pair were held after going to a police station in Madrid to make a formal complaint after they agreed to pay the deposit and realised the murder had not been carried out.

The daughter's 29-year-old boyfriend, who claimed to be a polyglot who had won a string of medals as a secret agent for Spanish official intelligence agency CNI, was arrested hours later.

He offered to kill the woman's romantic partner after being told by her daughter about the alleged scam and claimed to be a head of Spain's secret services.

'The murder never happened and the women felt tricked,' a police spokesman said.

The man and the two women are accused of incitement to commit murder. Police said the would-be victim was found in perfect health.

Detectives probing the bizarre case have seized a contract signed by the trio which stated the killing would be carried out by a group specialising in anti-terrorist operations between 60 to 180 days after the written agreement was made.

All three are Spanish and police sources say none has a criminal record. They are currently on bail after being released by a judge after questioning pending an ongoing court probe.

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No details have been released about the identity and whereabouts of the mum's partner, and how he had managed to dupe her out of more than £50,000.