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UK children found dead in Corfu | UK children found dead in Corfu |
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Two British children have been found dead in a hotel room on the island of Corfu, Greek police have said. | Two British children have been found dead in a hotel room on the island of Corfu, Greek police have said. |
Their parents were found unconscious in the same hotel room and are now in hospital in comas. | |
It is not yet known how the children died but a local coroner has suggested they could have consumed some kind of strong poison. | |
The family, who have not been named, were found by a cleaner in their hotel in the village of Gouvia. | |
The coroner arrived at the scene along with the emergency services. He is due to carry out a post mortem examination on the children on Thursday afternoon. | |
He appeared on Greek television claiming that he had evidence that a strong poison had been consumed. | |
The two children are reported to be a boy and a girl aged between five and seven years old. | |
The coroner believes they may have been dead for 10 hours when they were found. |