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Hotel boss on Corfu deaths charge Six on Corfu child death charges
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The manager of the Greek hotel where two children were poisoned by carbon monoxide gas has been charged with criminal negligence. Six people have been charged with manslaughter over the deaths of two British children poisoned by carbon monoxide gas on the island of Corfu.
Police on the island of Corfu said he and another five people had been charged over the deaths of Christianne and Robert Shepherd. The boss of the hotel where they died and maintenance staff are also charged with causing bodily harm through negligence.
The girl, seven, and her brother, six, were on a half-term trip with their father and his partner when they died. Christianne Shepherd, seven, and her brother Robert, six, were on a half-term trip with their father and his partner when they were poisoned.
The six could face jail sentences.
Court officials said the hotel director, general manager and maintenance manager, as well as the air conditioning installation manager and a maintenance employee have been charged.
The same charges were brought against an official from British tour operator Thomas Cook, who inspected the hotel.
A British coroner earlier opened two inquests into their deaths.A British coroner earlier opened two inquests into their deaths.
The family, from Horbury, West Yorkshire, were staying in a four-star bungalow at the Louis Corcyra Beach Hotel when the carbon monoxide gas, believed to be from a suspected faulty boiler, seeped into the property.The family, from Horbury, West Yorkshire, were staying in a four-star bungalow at the Louis Corcyra Beach Hotel when the carbon monoxide gas, believed to be from a suspected faulty boiler, seeped into the property.
The children's father Neil Shepherd, 38, and his girlfriend, Ruth Beatson, 27, survived the poisoning last Thursday and are being treated at Pinderfields General Hospital in Wakefield, West Yorkshire.The children's father Neil Shepherd, 38, and his girlfriend, Ruth Beatson, 27, survived the poisoning last Thursday and are being treated at Pinderfields General Hospital in Wakefield, West Yorkshire.
Charges
Corfu police said another five people also face criminal charges over the incident.
West Yorkshire Coroner David Hinchliff earlier promised to "fully, fairly and fearlessly" investigate the deaths of the children.West Yorkshire Coroner David Hinchliff earlier promised to "fully, fairly and fearlessly" investigate the deaths of the children.
He issued interim death certificates and burial orders before adjourning the proceedings to a later date.He issued interim death certificates and burial orders before adjourning the proceedings to a later date.
The Greek tourism ministry temporarily revoked the hotel's license earlier this week and said the penalty would be permanent if its management proved to be responsible for the deaths.The Greek tourism ministry temporarily revoked the hotel's license earlier this week and said the penalty would be permanent if its management proved to be responsible for the deaths.