A British hiker trekking Colombia on his own was killed by a local gang in a mugging gone horribly wrong.

Kyle MacKenzie, 34, from Kent, was on an extended holiday and was said to have been planning to stay in Medellín – Colombia's second most populous city – for two months.

But, according to local news reports he was killed during a walk in Cerro de las Tres Cruces this week.

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He was last seen alive on Monday (February 27) but he was found on Wednesday (March 1) in a badly-injured state.

It has been claimed he was heard shouting for help in English, and was found by police “bleeding profusely”.

He also had injuries to his head and his body and was rushed to Medellín's General Hospital, but died later that day.

Before succumbing to his severe injuries, he is said to have told the authorities at his bedside that he had been robbed and beaten by three men, who took all of his belongings and abandoned him in a ravine.

The men are thought to have struck him over the head with a pistol.

Although no arrests have been made, Colombian Metropolitan Police Commander Colonel Henry Yesid Bello told El Colombiano that evidence of those responsible for the horrific attack had already been obtained.

Mr MacKenzie, who is understood to have worked as a landscaper, is said to be the first tourist to have been killed in Medellín so far this year.

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Ten foreign nationals are reported to have been killed in the city last year.

He is said to have been born in Sweden, but held a UK passport.

His body is now at Medellin’s Forensic Medicine Institute.

A Foreign Office spokesman said: "We are supporting the family of a British man who has died in Colombia and are in contact with the local authorities."

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