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Corfu gas deaths family meet Thomas Cook boss | |
(about 7 hours later) | |
The family of two children who died while on holiday in Corfu have met the chief executive of Thomas Cook. | |
Christi and Bobby Shepherd were poisoned by carbon monoxide at the Louis Corcyra Beach Hotel in 2006. | Christi and Bobby Shepherd were poisoned by carbon monoxide at the Louis Corcyra Beach Hotel in 2006. |
Peter Fankhauser spoke privately with the children's parents Neil Shepherd and Sharon Wood earlier and said he was "grateful" the family met him. | |
Mr Shepherd and Mrs Wood have previously criticised the firm for not apologising to them directly. | |
Mr Fankhauser made a public apology on Wednesday and admitted the firm "could have done better in the past nine years" in the way they had responded to the tragedy. | Mr Fankhauser made a public apology on Wednesday and admitted the firm "could have done better in the past nine years" in the way they had responded to the tragedy. |
The family are expected to comment on the meeting later. | |
Unlawfully killed | Unlawfully killed |
Christi and Bobby Shepherd, from Horbury, near Wakefield, were on holiday with their father, Neil Shepherd and his now wife, Ruth, when they died. | Christi and Bobby Shepherd, from Horbury, near Wakefield, were on holiday with their father, Neil Shepherd and his now wife, Ruth, when they died. |
All four were found by a chambermaid in a bungalow at the hotel. | All four were found by a chambermaid in a bungalow at the hotel. |
Their father and stepmother had also become ill and were in a coma when they were found but recovered in hospital. | Their father and stepmother had also become ill and were in a coma when they were found but recovered in hospital. |
An inquest jury ruled last week the children, aged seven and six, had been unlawfully killed and said Thomas Cook "breached its duty of care". | An inquest jury ruled last week the children, aged seven and six, had been unlawfully killed and said Thomas Cook "breached its duty of care". |
A criminal trial was held in Greece in 2010 following a long campaign by the children's family. | A criminal trial was held in Greece in 2010 following a long campaign by the children's family. |
Three people, including the manager of the Louis Corcyra Beach Hotel and two members of staff, were found guilty of manslaughter by negligence and sentenced to seven years in jail. | Three people, including the manager of the Louis Corcyra Beach Hotel and two members of staff, were found guilty of manslaughter by negligence and sentenced to seven years in jail. |
Thomas Cook was cleared of responsibility and was awarded damages against the hotel's owner. | Thomas Cook was cleared of responsibility and was awarded damages against the hotel's owner. |
On Monday, the company revealed its insurers had taken half the £3m payout for legal costs and it had donated the remainder to the children's charity Unicef. |
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