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| Pair were 'pushed' over balcony | Pair were 'pushed' over balcony |
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| A witness has told an inquest she saw a man "push" a boy and his sister over a hotel balcony in Greece. | A witness has told an inquest she saw a man "push" a boy and his sister over a hotel balcony in Greece. |
| Liam Hogan, from Bristol, died after falling from the Petra Mare Hotel, in Crete, with his father, John, and sister, Mia, then aged two, in 2006. | Liam Hogan, from Bristol, died after falling from the Petra Mare Hotel, in Crete, with his father, John, and sister, Mia, then aged two, in 2006. |
| John Hogan, 33, from Bradley Stoke, near Bristol, was cleared of murder. | John Hogan, 33, from Bradley Stoke, near Bristol, was cleared of murder. |
| Sarah Davidson said she heard an horrific row and saw a man push them off. But her husband Iain said the man had tried to stop the pair falling. | |
| Liam died from head injuries and Mia a broke several limbs in the fall. | Liam died from head injuries and Mia a broke several limbs in the fall. |
| Mrs Davidson told the inquest in Bristol that she heard a "horrific" argument from a room above her as she was leaving the hotel. | Mrs Davidson told the inquest in Bristol that she heard a "horrific" argument from a room above her as she was leaving the hotel. |
| "I looked up straight away. That's when I saw two children stood on the balcony on the edge." | "I looked up straight away. That's when I saw two children stood on the balcony on the edge." |
| I couldn't comprehend why he pushed them or didn't try and reach out for them Sarah Davidson, witness | I couldn't comprehend why he pushed them or didn't try and reach out for them Sarah Davidson, witness |
| She said she could not hear what the argument was about but she saw a man come forward and push the children off the balcony. | She said she could not hear what the argument was about but she saw a man come forward and push the children off the balcony. |
| "I couldn't comprehend why he pushed them or didn't try and reach out for them. I just couldn't believe it," she said. | "I couldn't comprehend why he pushed them or didn't try and reach out for them. I just couldn't believe it," she said. |
| Mrs Davidson's husband, Iain, then described how he heard the argument. | Mrs Davidson's husband, Iain, then described how he heard the argument. |
| He said: "We looked up to where the noise was coming from. We could see on a balcony above us. | He said: "We looked up to where the noise was coming from. We could see on a balcony above us. |
| "There were two little kids on a small wall. Almost in the same instance as an adult appeared, the children went over. | "There were two little kids on a small wall. Almost in the same instance as an adult appeared, the children went over. |
| "There was lots of commotion on the floor at this point." | "There was lots of commotion on the floor at this point." |
| Contrary to what his wife had just told the inquest, Mr Davidson said the man appeared to try to stop the children falling. | Contrary to what his wife had just told the inquest, Mr Davidson said the man appeared to try to stop the children falling. |
| He went on: "There was screaming as the children fell. The adult appeared to try and grab them and the momentum appeared to take his body over the side." | He went on: "There was screaming as the children fell. The adult appeared to try and grab them and the momentum appeared to take his body over the side." |
| John Hogan has been receiving treatment at a psychiatric hospital near Athens since the court cleared him of murder. | John Hogan has been receiving treatment at a psychiatric hospital near Athens since the court cleared him of murder. |
| The inquest continues. | The inquest continues. |