Mum, 36, fell to her death from third floor balcony while her kids waited in car to set off on holiday

Then she realised she had forgotten one child's bag and went back up to the third floor.

She found she could not open the door and was anxious not to delay the journey, the reports said.

She rang her neighbour's bell and asked to climb from her balcony to her own.

The mum had jumped between balconies several times before without difficulty, neighbours said.

This time however she slipped on a loose tile and fell 50ft, .

An ambulance took her to hospital but she could not be saved.

Neighbours told local TV of their shock after the tragedy left two kids without a mother.

Friends also posted tributes on social media.

Comments lamented the "tragedy of fate" and the "mistake that cost her her life".