A 17 year old Irish man is being held in custody on suspicion of attempted murder in Spain.

The teenager was one of four Irish holidaymakers who got into an altercation, in the early hours of the morning on August 14th, in the upmarket resort of Puerto Banus near Marbella.

It's believed a row broke out amongst the men over a girl, and the victim was knocked to the ground sustaining life-threatening head injuries.

He was taken to a Hospital in the Costa del Sol before being transferred to a specialist centre in Malaga, where he spent a number of days in intensive care, his condition is now stable.

Local police witnessed the assault from a distance, they contacted the national police force, who then arrested a 17 year old Irish man and his older brother at the scene.

Both men were questioned and the older brother was later released on bail.

Reporter Gerard Couzens is based in Marbella and has been following the story.