Man in Malta balcony fall died from multiple injuries

Kieran Thomas Hughes was on holiday with friends when he fell at a hotel

A 25-year-old who fell from a hotel balcony in Malta died from multiple blunt force injuries due to a fall from height, an inquest has heard.

Kieran Hughes, a software engineer from Nant Gwynant, near Caernarfon, Gwynedd, was on holiday with friends when he fell.

It happened on 11 July at 04:00 local time at Cavalieri Art Hotel in St Julian's, on the east coast of the Mediterranean island.

His father described him as "a special son and twin brother", saying the family was "living in a nightmare".

Opening the inquest, assistant coroner for North West Wales Sarah Riley said the case was likely "to be an unnatural death".

She said the circumstances surrounding the death had yet to be established in Malta, adjourning the inquest pending further inquiries.

Mr Hughes worked as a software engineer at the M-Sparc Science Park in Gaerwen, Anglesey. He was a former pupil at Ysgol Syr Hugh Owen, Caernarfon, and studied engineering at Bangor University.

His family said they wanted him to be remembered as "happy, loving and full of life".