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THE family of a Scottish woman found dead in Crete five years ago hope an emotional appeal on Greek television might lead to a breakthrough.Jean Hanlon, from Dumfries, disappeared after a night out on 9 March, 2009. Her body was found in the sea four days later, off the coast of Heraklion, the island capital.The coroner in Crete said Ms Hanlon, a divorced former hospital secretary who been living on the Mediterranean island since 2005, had drowned but her family maintain she was murdered.Her son, Michael Porter, 25, is in Athens to appear on a talkshow in a bid to prompt witnesses to come forward in his fight for justice for his mother.A second post-mortem examination held after pressure from Ms Hanlon’s family, and after the case featured in a Greek TV crime show, revealed she had suffered a broken neck, shattered ribs, a punctured lung and facial injuries consistent with a struggle. Last month Mr Porter took part in a protest at the Greek Embassy in London, along with other families who have lost loved ones overseas, to express their frustration at the way Greek police have handled their cases.
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A British man and woman died at a Cypriot tourist resort Tuesday despite him dragging her to shore in a bid to save her from drowning, police said.The man responded to the woman's calls for help after she ran into trouble while taking an afternoon swim in the western port of Paphos, one of the Mediterranean island's main tourist attractions.Police said the 63-year-old man was able to bring her to shore, but lost consciousness himself soon after administering first aid to her.The 64-year-old woman was taken to a Paphos clinic but was pronounced dead on arrival.
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