Balcony jump father attempts suicide

A BRITISH father who is accused of killing his six-year-old son in a fall from a hotel balcony made an unsuccessful attempt to kill himself in prison, his lawyer said last night.

Businessman John Hogan, 32, is accused of killing his son Liam, when they plunged 50ft from the fourth floor during a family holiday on Crete.

The boy and his sister, Mia, two, were allegedly being held by their father when he jumped from the building on August 15th.