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| A man who threw his two children off a hotel balcony, killing his son, has won permission to challenge an inquest verdict of unlawful killing. | A man who threw his two children off a hotel balcony, killing his son, has won permission to challenge an inquest verdict of unlawful killing. |
| John Hogan, 34, of Bradley Stoke, South Gloucestershire, was cleared of murder by a Greek court in January. | John Hogan, 34, of Bradley Stoke, South Gloucestershire, was cleared of murder by a Greek court in January. |
| An inquest in the UK later ruled his son Liam, six, was unlawfully killed. | An inquest in the UK later ruled his son Liam, six, was unlawfully killed. |
| He died of head injuries and his sister Mia, then two years old, broke several bones in the 50ft fall at the Petra Mare Hotel in Crete in August 2006. | He died of head injuries and his sister Mia, then two years old, broke several bones in the 50ft fall at the Petra Mare Hotel in Crete in August 2006. |
| Two judges at the High Court ruled Mr Hogan's case raised "serious points that are plainly arguable" and gave him permission to seek a judicial review. | Two judges at the High Court ruled Mr Hogan's case raised "serious points that are plainly arguable" and gave him permission to seek a judicial review. |
| He wants to overturn Avon coroner Paul Forrest's ruling in March that Liam was unlawfully killed. | |
| That verdict led to a police inquiry that could open up the possibility of a new murder trial in Britain. | That verdict led to a police inquiry that could open up the possibility of a new murder trial in Britain. |
| Mr Hogan was committed to a psychiatric unit in Greece for a minimum of three years after his murder trial ended. | Mr Hogan was committed to a psychiatric unit in Greece for a minimum of three years after his murder trial ended. |