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| Two Thomas Cook employees are due to stand trial in Greece over the deaths of two children on the island of Corfu. | Two Thomas Cook employees are due to stand trial in Greece over the deaths of two children on the island of Corfu. |
| Six-year-old Robert Shepherd and his sister Christianne, seven, died in October 2006 from carbon monoxide poisoning at a holiday apartment. | Six-year-old Robert Shepherd and his sister Christianne, seven, died in October 2006 from carbon monoxide poisoning at a holiday apartment. |
| They were found with very high levels of the gas in their bodies. | They were found with very high levels of the gas in their bodies. |
| Their father Neil Shepherd, 38, of Horbury, West Yorkshire, and his girlfriend, Ruth Beatson, 28, were also in the apartment but survived. | |
| The trial is expected to open at 0700 GMT (0900 local time). | The trial is expected to open at 0700 GMT (0900 local time). |
| The family were on half term holiday when the incident happened at the Louis Corcyra Beach Hotel where they were staying. | The family were on half term holiday when the incident happened at the Louis Corcyra Beach Hotel where they were staying. |
| All four were staying in a bungalow at the Corcyra Hotel in Corfu | All four were staying in a bungalow at the Corcyra Hotel in Corfu |
| The couple only became aware the children had died in the bungalow after they were treated for the effects of carbon monoxide poisoning. | The couple only became aware the children had died in the bungalow after they were treated for the effects of carbon monoxide poisoning. |
| In the year following their deaths a memorial garden was opened in memory of the young brother and sister at Horbury Primary School, Horbury, West Yorkshire, as a tribute to the former pupils. | In the year following their deaths a memorial garden was opened in memory of the young brother and sister at Horbury Primary School, Horbury, West Yorkshire, as a tribute to the former pupils. |
| Head teacher John Wright said: "The garden is a beautiful tribute to two children who added so much to the school and are remembered fondly by their friends and school employees." | Head teacher John Wright said: "The garden is a beautiful tribute to two children who added so much to the school and are remembered fondly by their friends and school employees." |