Woman dies on holiday in Spain after drunk man 'fell on her'

A retired nurse has died after a drunk man fell on her in Alicante (Image: Getty)

A retired nurse in her eighties has died after a drunk stranger 'fell on her' while she was on holiday in Spain. Barbara Cahill was visiting Alicante in October 2023 when the tragedy occurred.

She was strolling through the streets in the tourist area on October 14 when a stranger, described as "a very drunken man", suddenly fell on top of her. The 83-year-old, who was born in Rawtenstall in Lancashire and lived in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, suffered a broken leg during the incident and was rushed to hospital shortly later.

She suffered complications during surgery and did not recover, LancsLive reports, and she died six days later on October 20. Spanish investigators recorded the cause of death as cardiac electrical activities without pulse and intraoperative complication with a right tibial plateau fracture listed as a secondary factor.

Afer an inquest held at Preston Coroner's Court, assistant coroner Richard Taylor said in his narrative conclusion: "Barbara Cahill died in Alicante hospital on the 20th of October 2023.

"Having arrived in Spain on holiday on October 14 2023 she suffered a lower leg injury when an unknown person fell onto her in the street. Delayed surgery was undertaken from which she did not recover."