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By JAMES CLARK REYNOLDS, SENIOR FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER<\/a> <\/a> <\/p>\n

Published: 08:53 EDT, 9 September 2025 | Updated: 08:58 EDT, 9 September 2025 <\/p>\n

A British tourist in Hungary<\/a> has been arrested on suspicion of killing his friend at a holiday apartment in Budapest and trying to drag the body through the hallway.<\/p>\n

Police responded to a report that a British man had been stabbed in Erzs\u00e9betv\u00e1ros, the party district of the Hungarian capital, at 4:13 a.m. yesterday morning.<\/p>\n

They tried to help the injured 28-year-old holidaymaker but were unable to save his life, they said in a statement.<\/p>\n

A 34-year-old man – understood to have been a friend – was questioned and admitted to killing the victim before being arrested and taken into custody, police said.<\/p>\n

The Budapest Police Headquarters’ Life Protection Department has since launched an investigation on suspicion of murder.<\/p>\n

The two British men were said to have gone out partying before returning to the apartment in the city’s party district, according to the Hungarian Bors outlet.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘Around 3 a.m. we heard a fight, then a fight, then some smashing and smashing. Then it was suddenly quiet,’ a witness said.<\/p>\n

Authorities said the two men had rented the apartment to party while visiting Budapest. An argument broke out which escalated to violence.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Picture shows the building where the incident happened, in Budapest’s party district<\/p>\n

\"Police <\/p>\n

Police responded to reports a British man had been stabbed at a rented apartment, they said\u00a0<\/p>\n

Local media reported that the apartment blocks tend to attract tourists, rather than housing residents.<\/p>\n

Police officers attending the scene could be seen on a balcony holding up a white tarpaulin in front of the victim.<\/p>\n

Police investigators combed through rubbish looking for the knife used in the stabbing.<\/p>\n

Residents reported that the suspect was dragging the victim\u2019s body down the corridor when officers arrived.<\/p>\n

By that time, a pool of blood had already formed outside the door.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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