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Six people have been charged with manslaughter over the deaths of two British children poisoned by carbon monoxide gas on the island of Corfu. A Thomas Cook official and five hotel staff have been charged with manslaughter over the deaths of two children in Corfu.
The boss of the hotel where they died and maintenance staff are also charged with causing bodily harm through negligence. Christianne Shepherd and her brother Robert were on holiday with their father and his partner when they were poisoned by carbon monoxide gas.
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 boss of the hotel where they died, the tour operator official and other staff are also charged with causing bodily harm through negligence.
The six could face jail sentences.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.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.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. BBC correspondent Malcolm Brabant said Greek police had not released the names of those charged due to legal restrictions.
Inquest opened
A British coroner earlier opened two inquests into the deaths of the children, who were six and seven.
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.
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.