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Hotel plunge girl 'key to case' Fall girl's mother drowned in sea
(about 5 hours later)
A British girl who plunged from her Majorca hotel balcony is probably the only person who can explain how she came to fall, say police. The mother of a girl who fell from a hotel balcony in Majorca drowned in the sea nearby.
But seven-year-old Gianna Cooper, who fell 30ft (10m), has been in a coma since Monday and could be for days. Spanish police said there was no sign Sara Cooper, 45, of Foxton, Cambs, had been pushed into the water.
Spanish police have said it is possible she was pushed from the balcony at the Hotel Samoa in Calas de Majorca. Her daughter Gianna, seven, remains in a coma after falling 30ft (10m) at the nearby hotel where they were staying with Gianna's father and brothers.
Her mother Sara, 45, of Foxton, Cambridgeshire, was found dead in a cave on the island on Wednesday. Police said only Gianna would be able to say if she was pushed or fell at the Hotel Samoa in Calas de Majorca.
A Majorca police spokesman said they could not rule out the possibility that both acts may have been criminal. Mrs Cooper's body was recovered in a cave in Cala Domingos, 165 yards (150m) from Hotel Samoa.
'Two possibilities''Two possibilities'
On Thursday Majorca police said they could not rule out the possibility that both acts may have been criminal.
But a police spokeswoman has since said there were no signs of violence or indications that Mrs Cooper was pushed.
Gianna fell from the balcony of a room she was sharing with Mrs Cooper.Gianna fell from the balcony of a room she was sharing with Mrs Cooper.
Gianna's mother, Sara Cooper, had not been seen since Monday Gianna Cooper was found by hotel staff (Picture: Cambridge News)
A police spokeswoman said: "We are considering two possibilities; that [Gianna] fell by accident or that someone pushed her.A police spokeswoman said: "We are considering two possibilities; that [Gianna] fell by accident or that someone pushed her.
"These are the only two possibilities at the moment."These are the only two possibilities at the moment.
"The girl is currently in a coma. Police cannot speak to her until she is better but I imagine the police will want to see if she remembers anything."The girl is currently in a coma. Police cannot speak to her until she is better but I imagine the police will want to see if she remembers anything.
"We must take a lot of care and wait until she is better. There is also the possibility that she won't remember anything.""We must take a lot of care and wait until she is better. There is also the possibility that she won't remember anything."
A post-mortem examination was carried out on Mrs Cooper's body on Thursday but police have refused to disclose the cause of her death.
The former childminder's body was recovered in Cala Domingos, 165 yards (150m) from Hotel Samoa.
'Devastating news''Devastating news'
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.
Gianna's father Ian Cooper, who was sharing a room with his two sons, said the news of the discovery of his wife's body was "devastating".Gianna's father Ian Cooper, who was sharing a room with his two sons, said the news of the discovery of his wife's body was "devastating".
"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," he said."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," he said.