Daniella Robb’s fiancé Robert Davidson died after falling from a sixth floor hotel balcony in Torremolinos
Caroline Barry and Chiara Pollock
17:08, 08 Feb 2026
The devoted dad has tragically died (Image: Daily Record)
The heartbroken partner of a man who fell from a sixth floor balcony in Torremolinos in Costa Del Sol has paid tribute by saying that he could ‘light up any room’ he walked into.
Robert Davidson died just hours before the anniversary of his seven week old baby daughter’s death on Tuesday, February 3. He leaves behind two children and fiancee Daniella Robb.
Daniella shared that their daughter, Hollie died at seven weeks old from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
Robert had returned to the hotel where Daniella was asleep with her two children and kissed them goodnight, reported Glasgow Live. He told the children that he loved them as they slept in the hotel room at the Sandos Griego resort.
Davidson was pronounced dead at the scene reported the Sunday Mail. The family had been staying at the resort since February 1.
Daniella said: “A year ago on February 4, we lost our little girl Hollie who had died from SIDS. The memories of that date, of the paramedics rushing around our house, were just too raw so we decided to book a holiday.
“That day we had gone shopping in Malaga and when we returned to the hotel the kids had been playing at the night entertainment. Robert had been at the bar and speaking to other British holidaymakers.
“It was getting late so I told him I was taking the kids to bed first. He came into the room and gave both kids a kiss and told them he loved them. He then went out on the balcony for a cigarette.
“It was just hours before Hollie’s anniversary. I woke up when the kids screamed, ‘Mum, Robert has fallen off the balcony.’
“We all jumped up and ran out of the room into the hallway. Everything that happened next was a blur.”
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Hotel staff, police and nurses offered Danielle an injection to try to calm her down. She added that Robert, who also had two daughters, nine and 13, from a previous relationship, had suffered a fall on Christmas Eve.
The fall had left him with a fractured skull and a bleed on the brain which also left him confused. She was unsure if the confusion he suffered had contributed towards how Robert was feeling before his death.
She said: “Robert was really struggling. I knew he was but I didn’t know how badly. We had been to the doctors and I had asked him to go back. He didn’t like to talk about his feelings much but I’d tried to get him to open up, his close friends had as well.
But he wanted to be the one that was there for me, he didn’t want to put any more on me. He had been devastated at losing Hollie, we all had. We still were.”
“He was due to start a new job in telecommunications on Monday with his friend. He hadn’t been able to work since Hollie’s death and I really think this job would have helped him.”
A Gofundme fundraising page has been launched to help bring Robert’s body home. It has already raised over £10,000.
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Daniella said: “We all loved him so much. He was hilarious, he could walk into a room and light it up. He was the most loving person. We are utterly heartbroken, we can’t even put into words.
“The children are the priority. We just need to get home now and begin the process of bringing Robert back. I just want him home.
A Foreign Office spokesperson said: “We are providing support to the family of a British man who died in Spain and are in contact with the local authorities.”
If you need someone to talk to, call Samaritans on 116 123. Donate to the family’s GoFundMe here.