Monday 13 June 2022 05:49 PM Police probing death of ex-Qatari princess, 45, found bloodstains and broken ... trends now
Police investigating the death of a former Qatari princess found broken glass, bloodstains and vodka bottles scattered around her luxury home, it has been revealed.
Traces of vomit were also visible on a bed where socialite Kasia Galliano, 45, was lying face down and in a bathroom on the upper floor of her £2million penthouse in the Spanish resort of Puerto Banus near Marbella.
The mother-of-three is known to have been depressed after fighting a toxic custody battle for her three daughters with her billionaire ex-husband Abdelaziz bin Khalifa Al Thani, the 73-year-old uncle of the current Emir of Qatar.
But police sources are privately admitting the lack of CCTV footage and the absence of witnesses means it may be impossible to clarify the mystery surrounding her death.
A police report revealed that neighbouring apartments were empty meaning that nobody heard anything, although there were no signs of violence or of a break-in.
Socialite Kasia Galliano, 45, was found lying face down in a bedroom on the upper floor of her £2million penthouse in the Spanish resort
Gallanio (right) with one of her daughters. She lost custody of them after a French court heard that Gallanio was prone to nervous breakdowns
Galiano and Abdelaziz bin Khalifa Al Thani split in 2007, later divorcing in 2012. She maintained her royal lifestyle after the split, remaining a frequent face in high-flying social circles
The report revealed that multiple types of medication were found in her apartment including blister packs of antidepressants and Disulfiram which is used to treat alcoholism.
The drug reduces cravings for alcohol by causing unpleasant hangover-type side effects when even a small amount is drunk.
The police report, leaked to respected local Spanish-language newspaper Diario Sur, also confirmed that officers found no suicide note or illegal drugs in the apartment.
Spanish police were alerted on Sunday May 29 by one of Ms Gallanio’s 17-year-old twin daughters in Paris who had become concerned after being unable to contact her for four days.
Officers got no reply when they knocked several times on her door on the seventh floor of the exclusive Playas del Duque complex, near the Puerto Banus marina and its multi million pound yachts.
The report said that a concierge, who last saw her four days earlier, provided a spare key which was kept in case she ever locked herself out, but that did not work as there was a key in the lock on the inside of the door.
Firefighters were alerted and used a ladder to gain access through a landing window without having to break-in. The decomposed body of Ms Gallanio was found dead in her bed, being guarded by her faithful Pomeranian dog called Honey.
The report said that she had been ordering home deliveries of alcohol, and that multiple bottles of Absolut vodka were inside her flat.
Gallanio and her daughters with her Pomeranian, Honey, who was found protecting her body
The luxury Playas del Duque apartments in Puerto Banus, just outside of Marbella, Spain, where Gallanio lived and was found dead
Gallanio's Pomeranian, Honey, (left) was found guarding her body inside her apartment, MailOnline revealed
Some of the bottles were broken on the floor and bloodstains suggested that Ms Gallanio had cut her feet by walking on the smashed glass.
A post mortem to try and established how she died proved inconclusive and officers are still awaiting the results of toxicology tests at a specialist forensic laboratory in Seville.
But police have confirmed there are no suspicious circumstances and they are currently not looking for anyone else in connection with the tragedy.
Ms Gallanio who is of Polish descent and grew up in Los Angeles had married her Qatari prince husband after he wooed her when she was a 19-year-old student in Paris, despite their 28-year age gap.
But the pair split in 2007 after having three daughters together and later divorced. Ms Gallanio had travelled to Paris in April for legal hearings to try and get custody of her 17-year-old twins and her 15-year-old daughter.
But a French court ruled the girls should temporarily stay in France where their billionaire father lives after reportedly hearing that Ms Gallanio was prone to nervous breakdowns and had visited detox clinics in her battle against alcohol use.
A concierge, who last saw her four days earlier, provided a spare key which was kept in case Kasia ever locked herself out, but that did not work as there was a key in the lock on the inside of the door
The 7th floor Penthouse apartment in Marbella where Kasia's body was found is pictured. As well as being depressed about the custody battle over her daughters, she was also said to be devastated by the recent death of a close friend Sheikh Ahmed Ashmawi
A porter with access to the penthouse unlocked the door for two police officers who discovered her at around 8am on Sunday May 29
Kasia Gallanio accused her ex-husband, the emir's uncle, of incest shortly before her death
The court heard allegations that the prince had sexually abused one of his
