Published Date:
21 January 2008
By Jamie Grierson
A MOTHER is preparing to relive the moment her son died after her husband leapt from a hotel balcony clutching the six-year-old and his sister.
John Hogan, 34, jumped from the fourth floor of the Petra Mare hotel in Crete with Liam, six, and Mia, then aged two, during a family holiday in August 2006.
Liam died after suffering massive head injuries in the fall, but Mia survived with a broken arm.
The couple are now divorced and Natasha Hogan, 35, will be a key witness in her ex-husband's trial for murder in Chania, in Crete, which starts today.
Speaking ahead of her ex-husband's trial, Natasha said she will "never forgive" her ex-husband and sees the image of her dying son "every minute" of the day.
In a television interview last night, she said: "I have to face him and it's going to be very hard, but I'm also anxious about it because I don't know if I'm going to erupt with anger … I'm worried about it.
"I know he's going to be a different man and that scares me the most, actually seeing him."
Hogan faces charges of the premeditated murder of his son and the attempted premeditated murder of his daughter.
The full article contains 215 words and appears in The Scotsman newspaper.
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Last Updated:
21 January 2008 12:31 AM
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Source:
The Scotsman
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Location:
Edinburgh
