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BBC News
a day ago
- BBC News
'Nightmare' for family of man who died in Malta balcony fall
The family of a 25-year-old who died after falling from a hotel balcony in Malta say they are "living in a nightmare".Kieran Thomas Hughes, from Gwynedd, was on holiday with friends when he fell at a hotel on the east of the Mediterranean island at Triq Spinola, St Julian's, on Friday."He was a special son and twin brother," his father Alan Hughes told Newyddion S4C, adding "the situation is unbelievable".North Wales Police said it was "assisting in supporting the man's family and liaising with the foreign office," and that the coroner has been notified. Kieran lived in Nant Gwynant and worked as a software engineer at the M-Sparc Science Park in Gaerwen, Anglesey.A former pupil at Ysgol Syr Hugh Owen, Caernarfon, he also studied engineering at Bangor University. Keiran's family want him to be remembered as "happy, loving and full of life".Alan Hughes added the family's priority was to "work with the authorities in Malta to bring Kieran back home to Wales".He said they were "extremely grateful" for the hundreds of messages they've received, and that the "community around them has been incredible". Maltese police were called to the Cavalieri Art Hotel just after 04:00 local time on Friday and Keiran was pronounced dead at the local MP for Dwyfor Meirionnydd, Liz Saville Roberts, said: "It was clear that he had a very bright career ahead of him."In such circumstances everyone's hearts go out to the family as they face such a tragedy."
The Independent
2 days ago
- The Independent
British tourist named after fatal fall from balcony in Malta
A British tourist who died after falling from a hotel balcony in Malta has been named by police. Kieran Thomas Hughes from Gwynedd in Wales fell from a balcony at the Cavalieri Art Hotel in St Julian's, a town on the east of the island, in the early hours of Friday morning (11 July). Emergency services attended but the 25-year-old died at the scene. His father, Alan Hughes, said the family was grateful for kind messages they had received but asked for privacy. He added that the family were awaiting further information from Malta Police, which is undertaking the investigation. Mr Hughes said that Keiran, who had a twin brother, worked as a software engineer and had 'a promising career ahead of him'. A spokesperson for the British Foreign Office confirmed they are in touch with the local authorities following Kieran's death. Siân Gwenllian, the Welsh Senedd member for Arfon, said: 'News of the death of a 25-year-old man from Gwynedd in Malta is truly devastating. 'The pain his family must be experiencing is unimaginable. 'My thoughts, and those of the people of Gwynedd, are with them in their grief.'
