The mother of suspended Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales has been hospitalised after an extended hunger strike.

Ángeles Béjar locked herself in a church in her hometown of Motril, in southern Spain to protest her son's treatment after he was suspended for forcibly kissing Jennifer Hermoso.

UK correspondent Enda Brady says Ángeles Béjar had locked herself in the church for 60 hours, living on water and electrolyte drinks, before a concerned priest alerted emergency services.

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The mother of suspended Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales has been hospitalised after an extended hunger strike.
Ángeles Béjar locked herself in a church in her hometown of Motril, in southern Spain to protest her son's treatment after he was suspended for forcibly kissing Jennifer Hermoso. 
UK correspondent Enda Brady says Ángeles Béjar had locked herself in the church for 60 hours, living on water and electrolyte drinks, before a concerned priest alerted emergency services.
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