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| Funeral for Corfu death children | Funeral for Corfu death children |
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| The funeral of two children from West Yorkshire killed by carbon monoxide poisoning while on holiday in Corfu is taking place. | |
| Robert Shepherd, six, and his sister Christianne, seven, of Horbury, near Wakefield, died on a half-term break with their father and his partner. | Robert Shepherd, six, and his sister Christianne, seven, of Horbury, near Wakefield, died on a half-term break with their father and his partner. |
| A double funeral is being held at St John's Church in Wakefield. The family will later hold a private burial. | |
| Six people in Corfu have been charged with manslaughter over the deaths. | Six people in Corfu have been charged with manslaughter over the deaths. |
| Greek police have blamed the tragedy on a faulty gas boiler which powered the air conditioning in their chalet. | Greek police have blamed the tragedy on a faulty gas boiler which powered the air conditioning in their chalet. |
| Relatives and friends were joined by pupils from the children's school, Horbury Primary, for the service in St John's Square in the centre of Wakefield. | |
| It is deeply, deeply upsetting for everyone and they are just trying to get to grips with what has happened Father Peter Twistleton | It is deeply, deeply upsetting for everyone and they are just trying to get to grips with what has happened Father Peter Twistleton |
| Father Peter Twistleton, the vicar at the family's local church in Horbury, said the deaths had affected the local community "very, very deeply". | Father Peter Twistleton, the vicar at the family's local church in Horbury, said the deaths had affected the local community "very, very deeply". |
| He told BBC Radio Leeds: "Horbury is a fairly close-knit community and with the children attending the local school they have a network of friendships within the community so it has affected many, many families. | He told BBC Radio Leeds: "Horbury is a fairly close-knit community and with the children attending the local school they have a network of friendships within the community so it has affected many, many families. |
| "It has also affected people who have just had children or grandchildren. | "It has also affected people who have just had children or grandchildren. |
| "They feel almost guilty that their children are safe and these two children have died so tragically, their lives have been snuffed out almost overnight." | "They feel almost guilty that their children are safe and these two children have died so tragically, their lives have been snuffed out almost overnight." |
| He said many people had come to his church to sign a book of condolence and the messages they had left were very moving. | He said many people had come to his church to sign a book of condolence and the messages they had left were very moving. |
| "It is deeply, deeply upsetting for everyone and they are just trying to get to grips with what has happened. | "It is deeply, deeply upsetting for everyone and they are just trying to get to grips with what has happened. |
| "People are coming in and expressing heartfelt sadness. Two innocent children's lives have ended so abruptly and it's very difficult for them to find some meaning in that." | "People are coming in and expressing heartfelt sadness. Two innocent children's lives have ended so abruptly and it's very difficult for them to find some meaning in that." |