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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 seven-year-old British girl from a Majorca hotel and the discovery of her mother's body, police said. | |
| A body found in a cave on the Spanish 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, 165 yards (150m) 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: "I can confirm the terrible news that the body of my dear wife, Sara, was found yesterday by the police. | |
| "This is devastating news for me and my family and I would be grateful to the media if they could respect my family's privacy in order for us to concentrate on the recovery of my daughter who continues to make good progress and the wellbeing of my three sons." |