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Luke O'Reilly

Daughter pays tribute to Briton who died in balcony plunge that killed local man

The daughter of a British man who reportedly plunged to his death from a seventh storey hotel balcony, killing a local man in the fall, has paid tribute to her father.

Antonio Gonzalez was with his wife at a five star hotel in the Spanish resort of Marbella when Tony Holmes, 49, landed on him, according to reports.

Mr Holmes’s daughter Chantelle, from Newcastle, paid tribute to her father on social media. She wrote that she "wished it was all a bad dream.

“Don’t even no (sic) how I’m going to cope with out you dad, a hope you no how much I’ve always loved you and all do anything for you", Chantelle said.

“Wish it was all a bad dream.

“I’m a mess without you a love you so much it’s killing me that I’m never going to see you again look at your beautiful smile on every pic.”

According to reports, 43-year-old Mr Gonzalez, who owned a gym and supported local charities, was with his wife when Mr Holmes fell in the early hours of Saturday.

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