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| Six on Corfu child death charges | Six on Corfu child death charges |
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| A Thomas Cook official and five hotel staff have been charged with manslaughter over the deaths of two children in Corfu. | A Thomas Cook official and five hotel staff have been charged with manslaughter over the deaths of two children in Corfu. |
| 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 and her brother Robert were on holiday with their father and his partner when they were poisoned by carbon monoxide gas. |
| A hotel boss, a tour operator official and other staff are also charged with causing bodily harm through negligence. | |
| The six face maximum sentences of five years in jail if convicted. | |
| 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. |
| BBC correspondent Malcolm Brabant said Greek police had not released the names of those charged due to legal restrictions. | BBC correspondent Malcolm Brabant said Greek police had not released the names of those charged due to legal restrictions. |
| Inquest opened | Inquest opened |
| A British coroner earlier opened two inquests into the deaths of the children, who were six and seven. | 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 has alreadt withdrawn the hotel's licence and indicated this move would be permanent if the deaths were established to be the responsibility of the management. |