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| Corfu gas poison father's return | |
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| The father of two children who died from carbon monoxide poisoning in Corfu has returned 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
| A Foreign Office spokesman confirmed that Mr Shepherd had arrived in the UK on Thursday at about 9am but it is not known whether Ms Beatson has also returned. | |
| 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. | 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. |