8 May, 2017 @ 14:54
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British rugby player found dead in Mallorca ‘bought cocaine’ hours before his death

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TRAGIC: Luke Hole

A BRITISH rugby player who was found dead in Mallorca bought cocaine the night before his death, it has been claimed.

Luke Hole, 29, from Wales, was found dead at the four-star Melia Sol House hotel last week after a night out in Magaluf with his rugby friends.

He had just finished competing in the Mallorca Beach Rugby tournament, which involved teams from all over Europe.

Sources close to the investigation said Luke had purchased the A-Class drug during an all-night binge following the tournament’s end.

One said: “His roommates told police he had bought cocaine in the hours leading up to his death.

Luke with his rugby team
Luke with his rugby team

“It is likely the combination of drugs and drink played a part in his death.

“Blood and tissue sample tests will detect if he took cocaine if it wasn’t obvious from the autopsy.

“It’s a tragic waste of a young life.”

Luke died after suffering from cardiac arrest.

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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