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| Man charged after balcony plunge | Man charged after balcony plunge |
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| A British man has been charged with attempted murder after his pregnant girlfriend fell from a balcony in a Greek holiday resort. | A British man has been charged with attempted murder after his pregnant girlfriend fell from a balcony in a Greek holiday resort. |
| Sarah Maskell, 34, from High Wycombe, Bucks, fell 21ft from an apartment in Malia, Crete, early on Tuesday and was impaled on a railing spike. | Sarah Maskell, 34, from High Wycombe, Bucks, fell 21ft from an apartment in Malia, Crete, early on Tuesday and was impaled on a railing spike. |
| Miss Maskell suffered punctured lungs, and doctors were unable to save her unborn child. | Miss Maskell suffered punctured lungs, and doctors were unable to save her unborn child. |
| Michael Edwards, 40, from High Wycombe, is due before a Greek magistrate. | Michael Edwards, 40, from High Wycombe, is due before a Greek magistrate. |
| Critical condition | Critical condition |
| Miss Maskell was cut free by firefighters before being taken to a hospital in the nearby city of Heraklion. | Miss Maskell was cut free by firefighters before being taken to a hospital in the nearby city of Heraklion. |
| The spikes punctured both lungs but just missed her heart. Doctors performed what they called a successful five-hour operation. | The spikes punctured both lungs but just missed her heart. Doctors performed what they called a successful five-hour operation. |
| According to George Harisis, the hospital's medical director, the patient remains in a critical condition but he is hopeful she will survive. | |
| A Greek police officer said Mr Edwards was in police custody and was appearing before the courts on Wednesday. | A Greek police officer said Mr Edwards was in police custody and was appearing before the courts on Wednesday. |
| He said Mr Edwards' five-year-old son was staying with the couple at the Stelios Stalis apartments. | He said Mr Edwards' five-year-old son was staying with the couple at the Stelios Stalis apartments. |
| He said: "The young boy stayed in the hotel and there is now a woman from the tourist office looking after him." | He said: "The young boy stayed in the hotel and there is now a woman from the tourist office looking after him." |