Liam Hampson’s death in Sala Apolo, Spain: His family must wait two weeks to learn how he died

The family of the Australian rugby league player who plunged 14 metres to his death in Spain will have to wait two weeks to learn exactly how he died.

Liam Hampson was found dead inside the Sala Apolo, a Barcelona nightclub at midday on Wednesday local time.

He was on a trip of a lifetime travelling around Europe with friends including Titans’ fullback Alexander ‘AJ’ Brimson and Broncos stars Jordan Riki and Jesse Arthars.

His parents Brett and Jamie Hampson are expected in the Spanish port city of Barcelona this weekend with a toxicology report to be carried out, something which they are unable to begin until his parents see his body. 

The rising rugby league star pictured with his mum Lorna Morton on Mother’s Day this year 

Liam Hampson pictured with his sister Tiarna. His family has been told the toxicology report to determine what substances may have been consumed and what caused his death will take two weeks

Officials at the High Court’s medical legal department told News Corp toxicology reports cannot begin until his parents view his body and then results will take about two weeks.

‘What happened to Liam is very sad, at the moment a judge is gathering evidence from people at the scene and we are waiting for his parents to contact us to book an appointment to view his body at the mortuary,’ department spokeswoman Lydia Garrida said.

‘Once the parents have seen Liam we can begin the laboratory examinations, the results of those tests will take two weeks and will determine what substances may have been consumed and what caused his death.

‘The results of the toxicology report are for the family only and will be available in two weeks.’

It is believed Hampson scaled a wall in the dark after he became ‘lost’ in the club and made his way through an emergency exit. 

Liam Hampson was found dead inside the Sala Apolo, a Barcelona nightclub at midday on Wednesday local time

Hampson (pictured) was a key member of the Redcliffe Dolphins Queensland Cup team

Hampson played hooker for the Redcliffe Dolphins and recently helped steer his side to the Queensland Cup grand final, where they were narrowly beaten 16-10 by the Norths Devils

Trying to find a way out he plunged 14 metres to his death onto an internal patio closed off to the public on the other side.

His lifeless body lay undiscovered on the patio in an out-of-bounds area of the club at the bottom of the huge drop for more than 30 hours before Sala Apolo staff found him.

On Thursday, regional Mossos d’Esquadra police officers told Daily Mail Australia where Hampson was found.

‘It was in an internal patio which was not part of the public area of the nightclub,’ a policeman told Daily Mail Australia.

‘I don’t know how he would have got into that part of the building but he accessed it and from there fell to an interior patio.

‘The fact it wasn’t a public area helps to explain why the workers who raised the alarm didn’t do so until Wednesday lunchtime local time.’

Police said Hampson’s death was being treated as accidental in the early stages of the investigation. 

Hampson’s shell-shocked friends have shared gut-wrenching tributes to their ‘beautiful brother’ in the wake of his death.

One of Hampson’s travel mates, Riki, took to social media with a series of heartbreaking tributes after Hampson’s death was confirmed.

Hampson’s friend and travel mate, Broncos player Jordan Riki issued a series of heart-rending tributes on social media to his ‘beautiful brother’

‘I love you my brother you beautiful soul I’m so sorry,’ Riki wrote on Instagram.

‘Can’t put into words how I’m feeling I love you bro I’m so sorry.’

Riki thanked all those involved in searching for Hampson and signed off with ‘RIP my beautiful brother’.

He was also behind a fundraising campaign that raised $72,448 in a matter of hours to bring Hampson’s body home and to support his grieving family.

In the GoFundMe description Riki wrote that Hampson was ‘an outstanding talent on and off the football field… helping team-mates… and educating kids’.

‘Liam was a beautiful soul who brought people together with his love, wisdom and jokes,’ he wrote.

Among the more than 1,600 people to donate were NRL stars Kalyn Ponga, Alex Glenn, Reece Walsh, Brendan Piakura, Anthony Don, Paul Sironen and Charlotte Caslick.

Riki disabled donations after the fundraiser easily exceeded its initial $50,000 goal.

Liam Hampson, 24, is pictured (right) during his night out at Spanish nightclub Sala Apolo – just hours before he vanished at 4.30am on Tuesday