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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.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.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 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. The coroner 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. He told Greek television news there was 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. He said the children - a boy aged seven and a five-year-old girl - might have been dead for 10 hours when they were found.
The coroner believes they may have been dead for 10 hours when they were found.