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The father of two children who died from carbon monoxide poisoning in Corfu has returned home to Britain. | 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. |
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 hospital's manager had earlier said Mr Shepherd and Ms Beatson were on their way back to Britain. | |
The bodies of the two children arrived at Manchester Airport on Monday, accompanied by 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. |