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| Two Thomas Cook employees are facing trial over the deaths of two British children in Corfu, the company said. | Two Thomas Cook employees are facing trial over the deaths of two British children in Corfu, the company said. |
| Six-year-old Robert Shepherd and his sister Christianne, seven, died in October 2006 from carbon monoxide poisoning at a holiday apartment. | Six-year-old Robert Shepherd and his sister Christianne, seven, died in October 2006 from carbon monoxide poisoning at a holiday apartment. |
| They were found with very high levels of the gas in their bodies. | They were found with very high levels of the gas in their bodies. |
| Their father Neil Shepherd, 38, and his girlfriend, Ruth Beatson, 28, were also in the apartment but survived the poisoning incident. | |
| A Thomas Cook spokeswoman said the Greek Judicial Council had announced charges are also to be brought against several other individuals. | |
| These included hotel management and external maintenance contractors. | |
| She said the company was "shocked and deeply concerned" that two of its employees - who have not been named by the company - were to face charges in Greece over the deaths. | |
| "Thomas Cook continues to stand behind the two people concerned and believes that they will be fully vindicated," she said. | |
| She added: "The accident involving Christianne and Robert Shepherd in Corfu was a terrible tragedy and the company's deepest condolences will always be with the children's family and friends." | |
| The family were on half term holiday when the accident happened, and were staying at the Louis Corcyra Beach Hotel when the fumes apparently leaked in. |