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| Police probe hotel fall and death | Police probe hotel fall and death |
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| A criminal inquiry has begun into the fall of a British girl from a Majorca hotel and the discovery of her mother's body in a cave, police said. | A criminal inquiry has begun into the fall of a British girl from a Majorca hotel and the discovery of her mother's body in a cave, police said. |
| A body recovered on the Mediterranean island has been confirmed as Sara Cooper, 45, of Foxton, Cambridgeshire. | A body recovered on the Mediterranean island has been confirmed as Sara Cooper, 45, of Foxton, Cambridgeshire. |
| She went missing after her daughter Gianna, who is in a stable condition, fell 30ft (10m) from a balcony. | She went missing after her daughter Gianna, who is in a stable condition, fell 30ft (10m) from a balcony. |
| A Majorca police spokesman said they could not rule out the possibility that both acts may have been criminal. | A Majorca police spokesman said they could not rule out the possibility that both acts may have been criminal. |
| Police have said they have several leads in the investigation but cannot release any further information unless they are authorised to do so by an investigating judge. | Police have said they have several leads in the investigation but cannot release any further information unless they are authorised to do so by an investigating judge. |
| Gianna Cooper was found by hotel staff (Picture: Cambridge News) | Gianna Cooper was found by hotel staff (Picture: Cambridge News) |
| The former childminder's body was recovered in Cala Domingos, 150 metres from the Hotel Samoa, in Calas de Majorca, where her daughter had fallen. | The former childminder's body was recovered in Cala Domingos, 150 metres from the Hotel Samoa, in Calas de Majorca, where her daughter had fallen. |
| Mrs Cooper, her husband and three of their children had been staying at the hotel on a half-term break when the incident happened. | Mrs Cooper, her husband and three of their children had been staying at the hotel on a half-term break when the incident happened. |
| By the time an ambulance had arrived at the scene of Gianna's fall Mrs Cooper had disappeared. | By the time an ambulance had arrived at the scene of Gianna's fall Mrs Cooper had disappeared. |
| Police are awaiting results of an autopsy on Sara Cooper's body. | Police are awaiting results of an autopsy on Sara Cooper's body. |
| Gianna's father Ian Cooper said on Wednesday his daughter's condition was improving following her plunge from the hotel and thanked hospital staff for their care and support. |