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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. | 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 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 told Greek television news there was evidence that a strong poison had been consumed. | He told Greek television news there was evidence that a strong poison had been consumed. |
| 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. | 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. |
| Their father, 38, and 28-year-old mother are in the intensive care unit of a local hospital, where they are said to be in a serious condition. | |
| They were reported to be on a week's holiday during the school half-term break. |