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| Hotel leap father returning to UK | Hotel leap father returning to UK |
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| A man who threw his two children from a hotel balcony in Crete, before jumping over himself, is flying back to the UK. | A man who threw his two children from a hotel balcony in Crete, before jumping over himself, is flying back to the UK. |
| John Hogan has been released from a psychiatric hospital where he was sent in January 2008 after being cleared of murdering his six-year-old son Liam. | John Hogan has been released from a psychiatric hospital where he was sent in January 2008 after being cleared of murdering his six-year-old son Liam. |
| Mr Hogan, 38, of Bristol, is understood to be accompanied on the flight by relatives and a Greek doctor. | Mr Hogan, 38, of Bristol, is understood to be accompanied on the flight by relatives and a Greek doctor. |
| He has always maintained he has no memory of his actions of August 2006. His daughter Mia, then two, survived. | He has always maintained he has no memory of his actions of August 2006. His daughter Mia, then two, survived. |
| Psychotic episode | Psychotic episode |
| Mr Hogan's return to the UK was made possible after magistrates in Athens decided he had made an adequate recovery and would not pose a threat to other passengers or himself during the flight home. | Mr Hogan's return to the UK was made possible after magistrates in Athens decided he had made an adequate recovery and would not pose a threat to other passengers or himself during the flight home. |
| It is believed he checked out of the Athens Psychiatric Hospital on Sunday. | It is believed he checked out of the Athens Psychiatric Hospital on Sunday. |
| Mr Hogan has recently expressed a desire to see Mia. | Mr Hogan has recently expressed a desire to see Mia. |
| He has to make his own decision on what he wants to do Avon and Somerset Police spokesman | He has to make his own decision on what he wants to do Avon and Somerset Police spokesman |
| However, his ex-wife Natasha Visser, who now lives in Australia, has expressed anger over Mr Hogan's plans to seek access. | However, his ex-wife Natasha Visser, who now lives in Australia, has expressed anger over Mr Hogan's plans to seek access. |
| The murder trial in Crete found him innocent of all charges, accepting evidence from mental health specialists that he had suffered a catastrophic psychotic episode. | The murder trial in Crete found him innocent of all charges, accepting evidence from mental health specialists that he had suffered a catastrophic psychotic episode. |
| Managers at the psychiatric hospital in Athens have argued that his psychological recovery would be enhanced by a return to Britain. | Managers at the psychiatric hospital in Athens have argued that his psychological recovery would be enhanced by a return to Britain. |
| Mr Hogan's solicitor Kerstin Scheel said: "Today, Mr John Hogan has left the psychiatric unit in Greece to return to the UK. | |
| "Upon his return Mr Hogan will be admitted immediately to a psychiatric hospital for continued care." | |
| A spokesman for Avon and Somerset Police said: "He is a free man returning to the UK. | A spokesman for Avon and Somerset Police said: "He is a free man returning to the UK. |
| "He has to make his own decision on what he wants to do. | "He has to make his own decision on what he wants to do. |
| "We the police and other appropriate agencies will provide support in light of the anticipated media interest." | "We the police and other appropriate agencies will provide support in light of the anticipated media interest." |