Family of a West Lothian woman who fell to her death from a hotel in Benidorm during a hen weekend, have met the Lord Advocate as they continue to seek answers.
The Daily Record reports that Kirsty Maxwell’s brave parents Brian and Denise Curry said they had an “encouraging” meeting with the top law officer in the country, Dorothy Bain QC, and Crown Office lawyers.
Livingston woman, Kirsty, died in mysterious circumstances in April 2017 while on a hen party weekend.
The 27-year-old fell off the 10th floor of Apartamentos Payma, from the balcony of a room occupied by five British men.
A judge ruled there was “no evidence” the room’s occupants, from Nottingham, were involved in the tragedy but Kirsty’s family have pressed for further probes.
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The family said they could not comment in detail on what was discussed with Ms Bain.
However, earlier this year they called for Scotland to adopt a coroner’s system, like in England and Wales, where an inquiry is held into all unexpected deaths.
Six weeks after Kirsty died, a law came into force allowing fatal accident probes to be held into Scots’ deaths abroad.
These can only happen at the Lord Advocate’s discretion.
The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service said: “The Lord Advocate met the family of Kirsty … to discuss the circumstances of Kirsty’s death and was grateful for the opportunity to listen to their concerns.”
