Balcony death mother 'hates Hogan'

A Greek court ruled John Hogan was incapable of deliberately killing his son Liam after the 33-year-old from Bristol, said he was a "beautiful" father and "felt no guilt" about their 50ft plunge from a Crete hotel balcony.

Hogan, who hurled Liam from the fourth floor room before jumping himself with his two-year-old daughter Mia, will receive psychiatric treatment in Athens while his eventual fate is decided.

Liam died of head injuries but Hogan and Mia survived with broken limbs following the plunge on August 15 2006.

His ex-wife Natasha told the Daily Mail of her "hate" for Hogan, saying she wanted to forgive him and believe it was a moment of madness, but now she felt "nothing but anger".

"I feel Liam has been cheated and I have been terribly let down. As far as I'm concerned, John gave the performance of his life in court, a performance he's had 18 months to perfect," she said.

"When John said in court that he didn't feel guilty for Liam's death, I had to leave the room. I couldn't bear it. I don't know if he feels remorse when he's on his own, he must do, but that certainly didn't come across to me in court. People have said to me 'Liam's in paradise now, he's in a better place', but the best place for him is with me, his mother. He should be alive.

"John was able to remember every single aspect of our holiday right up until the point he jumped off the balcony, when he says he can remember nothing. That I find so very hard to believe."

The court had heard that Hogan's relationship with his wife had been breaking down and their attempt to salvage their marriage during the holiday had failed.

On the night he plunged from the hotel balcony with their children, she had just started packing her bags.