- Michael Grant died in a street in Magaluf while on holiday
- It was discovered he had taken cocaine in the lead up to this death
- His sister in law has revealed his family are ‘devastated beyond words’
This is the last picture of Irish tourist Michael Grant who collapsed in the street and died in Magaluf in the early hours of Monday morning.
Pictured with his sister-in-law Lilian sitting on an outside terrace on Sunday, the father-of-four from Waterford appears to be enjoying his holiday break in Majorca.
The 45-year-old physiotherapist jokingly holds up his fist as Lilian does the same.
But just hours later the dedicated family man collapsed and died in the street close to the resort’s notorious Punta Ballena party strip.
He had been struck by a car in a hit-and-run incident shortly before he blacked out, a medical examination has found.
The football coach had also consumed ‘cocaine and a large amount of alcohol’ in the lead up to the accident, it was discovered.
This is the last picture of Irish tourist Michael Grant who collapsed in the street and died in Magaluf in the early hours of Monday morning
A man gets arrested on a Magaluf strip last night
Magaluf’s strip is notorious for its nightclubs and strip joints
Today Mrs Grant, who is married to Michael’s brother Alan, told of her heartache at his sudden death.
In a post on Facebook, Lilian wrote:
‘Can’t believe I’m posting this, our last pic [picture] om Sunday Mick xx, two messers as usual, my bro [brother] in law, my child’s god father, my husband’s best friend, the biggest buzzer, father of my beautiful nieces and nephew, we are crushed, devastated, lost, beyond words.’
Lilian added she and other member of the tight-knit Grant family would care for Michael’s devastated widow Leanne and his children.
She wrote: ‘I promise we will mind Leanne, Shay, Sofia, Kayley and Niamh forever. Love you xxxx.
‘Sleep tight Uncle Michael xx.’
Michael Grant (pictured),45, tragically collapsed and died in the middle of the street in Magaluf in the early hours of Monday morning
Mr Grant, a physiotherapist from Waterford, was found unresponsive close to Magaluf’s notorious Punta Bellena strip
Mr Grant was a popular family man from Ireland who had got lost following a night out, it has emerged. Pictured: A view of the road where the man was found on Monday
A strip of paper from what appears to be instructions for a defibrillator are seen on the street where Mr Grant was found unresponsive
Young people from across Europe flock to the Punta Ballena party strip to blow off steam
Brits were seen drinking on the Strip last night
Last night it emerged that Mr Grant was discovered lying on the ground just yards from a notorious crime hot-spot where boozed-up tourists are targeted by muggers.
Police investigating his death have revealed that the Irishman had been in a brawl in the hours before his death.
Medical examiners found bite and scratch marks on his shoulders and chest consistent with having been in a fight and a cut to his back with glass still inside, as well as injuries to his knees and leg from being hit by a car.
Mr Grant is believed to have taken a wrong turn and become separated from other members of his group after spending the afternoon drinking by his hotel pool before going out partying.
Thieves pounce on unsuspecting holiday-makers in the early hours of the morning as they weave their way back to their hotels from a night-out on Magaluf’s infamous Punta Bellena strip, a bar owner has revealed
The father-of-four from Waterford (left) was found to have leg injuries consistent with having been hit by a car as well as mystery bite marks on his arm and shoulder in an initial pre-autopsy examination
The group were staying at the Sol Katmandu Park and Resort (pictured) that is popular with families with young children
Mr Grant was on holiday in Magaluf with his wife Leanne and their four children and other families from Ireland when the tragedy took place. Pictured: The road where he was found
Owner of the Bar Redondo Daniel told MailOnline: ‘There are a lot of street robberies here last at night.
‘Gangs of thieves wait for tourists who have had too much to drink and then they attack.
‘There are often fights. It has been going on for years.
‘The police know all about it but they do nothing about it.’
The investigation into Mr Grant’s sudden death continues.