British holidaymaker plunges to his death after sleepwalking off Majorca hotel balcony

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Former Sheffield United academy player Lee Lomas, 24, fell asleep in a chair on the balcony and was last seen by his brother Carl, who had gone into the bedroom.

He suffered multiple injuries, including a fractured skull, jaw and ribs, from the 70ft fall.

Carl and Lee had arrived at the Marina Barracuda hotel in Magaluf, on the island of Majorca, 12 hours earlier.

Their father Paul, of Shiregreen, Sheffield, told an inquest: "When he was a youngster he would wake up sharply and for the first five or 10 seconds he wouldn't know where he was.

"I think his body had woken up, but I don't think his mind had.

"He was a happy-go-lucky person and a great footballer. He had played in the Sheffield United Academy, even though he was a Sheffield Wednesday fan."

The inquest heard the brothers had arrived at the hotel at around 1am on September 20.

They were in "high spirits" at the start of their holiday and, after checking in, had gone out drinking and returned at around 4am.

Carl said they had four or five lagers, but neither of them was drunk. After returning to their room, they went on to the balcony to smoke.

Carl said: "We were sat in the chairs and he was dozing off - his head was lolling.

"I asked him four or five times if he was coming in to bed. In the end I just left him and went to bed. That's the last I saw him."

Carl said Lee had definitely not jumped deliberately.

Assistant deputy coroner Donald Coutts-Wood recorded a verdict of accidental death.