Ben Nesbitt, from Southport, Merseyside, died as a result of his injuries after being stabbed in the early hours of Thursday in Ciudad Quesada in the province of Alicante
A manhunt has been launched after Ben Nesbitt was stabbed to death (Image)
Tributes have been paid to a 22-year-old British man who was stabbed to death on the Costa Blanca in Spain.
Ben Nesbitt, from Southport, Merseyside, suffered fatal knife wounds during the early hours of Thursday morning in Ciudad Quesada in the province of Alicante.
Mr Nesbitt was well-known in the Southport area and lived in Woodvale, the Liverpool Echo reports.
Spanish press reported that two British men got into an argument at a property in Ciudad Quesada before the fight spilled out onto the street.
During the altercation, Mr Nesbitt was fatally stabbed in the neck.
