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Corfu gas poisoning couple return | |
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The father of two children who died from carbon monoxide poisoning in Corfu is returning home to Britain. | The father of two children who died from carbon monoxide poisoning in Corfu is returning home to Britain. |
Neil Shepherd, 38, was taken to the General Hospital in Corfu with his partner Ruth Beatson, 27, after they were overcome by gas at their hotel. | |
His daughter Christianne, seven, and son Robert, six, died on 26 October. | |
Greek police are considering whether a faulty boiler or air-conditioning system at the family's bungalow at the hotel could have been to blame. | |
The hospital's manager said Mr Shepherd and Ms Beatson were on their way back to England. | The hospital's manager said Mr Shepherd and Ms Beatson were on their way back to England. |
The coffins of the two dead children landed at Manchester Airport on Monday along with their mother. | The coffins of the two dead children landed at Manchester Airport on Monday along with their mother. |
Sharon Wood, 35, of Horbury, West Yorkshire, and her second husband Paul accompanied them on the journey after she had flown out to identify her children. | Sharon Wood, 35, of Horbury, West Yorkshire, and her second husband Paul accompanied them on the journey after she had flown out to identify her children. |
On Tuesday the permit of the Louis Corcyra Beach Hotel, where the family was staying, was suspended by the Greek authorities. | |
According to Tourism Minister Fanni Palli-Petralia, the hotel will permanently lose its permit if the ongoing police investigation finds that hotel officials were responsible for the deaths. | According to Tourism Minister Fanni Palli-Petralia, the hotel will permanently lose its permit if the ongoing police investigation finds that hotel officials were responsible for the deaths. |
Corfu's chief of security police, Dimitris Bineris, has said Mr Shepherd told him how he recalled attempting to save his children before his own collapse. | Corfu's chief of security police, Dimitris Bineris, has said Mr Shepherd told him how he recalled attempting to save his children before his own collapse. |