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Old October 29th, 2006, 03:08 PM posted to soc.culture.greek,soc.culture.europe,rec.travel.europe,rec.travel.misc
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Nice try Stuart !

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Old October 29th, 2006, 03:26 PM posted to soc.culture.greek,soc.culture.europe,rec.travel.europe,rec.travel.misc,alt.asshole.sean-ruttledge
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Nice try Stuart !


Three words only! And you manage to come across as the asshole that you
are, Sean Ruttledge! Bravo! LOL!

F'up to alt.asshole.sean-ruttledge


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Old October 29th, 2006, 08:27 PM posted to soc.culture.greek,soc.culture.europe,alt.travel.greece,rec.travel.europe,rec.travel.misc
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Default Two British children found dead at Corfu hotel


gogu wrote:
Ï "Jack Campin - bogus address" Ýãñáøå óôï ìÞíõìá
...
Police said engineers would be checking the installation of air
conditioning and boiler systems at the hotel on Friday afternoon.


Done!
No sign of any kind of leakage.
That's the latest info (14:00) on the Greek TV news.

A pathologist at the hospital told reporters that he suspected the
family had ingested a "powerful poison".
Toxicology tests were taken and post-mortem examinations were being
carried out on Friday, with the results expected in two weeks' time.


It doesn't take two weeks to test for blood carbon monoxide. Two minutes
is more like it.


Like an engineer (;-)) I say you are 100% correct!
But it takes two weeks for the *full* results of the autopsy!
As a matter of fact, you can have a preliminary but *not* 100% correct
answer in 2-4 days but the full report takes about 15 days.


Last year 100,000 British tourists visited Corfu. Travel specialists
say the deaths will have a big impact on the island.



Trying to cover up the cause could have an even bigger one.


Wouldn't it be better to wait for the results of the autopsy before
talking?...

I've been in hotels in quite developed parts of Turkey that used
bottled gas heaters in rooms with no chimney; I imagine the same
happens in Greece.



Nope, it doesn't happen in Greece but maybe it does happen in the UK;-)
This kind of heating is met only in underdeveloped countries




WTF ?

Kostas gogu Papafloratos tries to depict Gt Britain as an undeveloped
country ?


*ROTFFLOL*

Corfu hotel boss defends conduct

The hotel manager facing manslaughter charges over the deaths of two UK
children in Corfu from carbon monoxide poisoning says he did nothing
wrong.

George Chrysikopoulos said he had no prior knowledge that anything was
wrong in the bungalow where Christianne, seven, and Robert Shepherd,
six, died.

The boiler under police investigation was inspected in April, he said.

The hotel manager, owner and two maintenance staff face up to five
years in jail if convicted of manslaughter.

Mr Chrysikopoulos, speaking through his assistant, said the whole
complex at the Louis Corcyra Beach Hotel in Gouvia was inspected for
safety in April before the tourist season began.

It should not have happened, but it did, but it does not mean resorts
in Corfu are not safe
Kostas Dendrinos
Corfu's Association of Hotel Managers


"We had no information at any time that would point to any problem with
this bungalow, any other or the hotel prior to this tragic incident,"
he said.

"Experts have been appointed by the hotel from the National Technical
University of Athens.

"Those experts will examine the installation of the bungalow as soon as
the police release it. We cannot start with our investigation until
that happens."

The bungalow B112 where the family stayed was renovated seven years ago
and its boiler replaced two years ago, with annual inspections since,
he said. The last inspection took place in April by an independent
expert.

'Inconsolable'

Responding to reports that two people who stayed in the bungalow in the
week before the tragedy had also fallen ill, he said two doctors found
they were suffering gastroenteritis.

The children's father, Neil Shepherd, 38, who was found alongside them
in the hotel room, has become fully conscious for the first time,
according to hospital staff.

His partner Ruth Beatson, 27, who was also poisoned, has been taken out
of intensive care.

She has been told by her mother about the deaths of the children but it
is unclear whether Mr Shepherd has been informed.

Prayers have been said for Christianne and Robert at services in Corfu
and their home in West Yorkshire.

Services took place at Wakefield Cathedral, West Yorkshire, and the
Anglican Holy Trinity Church in Corfu.

Father Clifford Owen told ex-pat worshippers in Corfu the thoughts of
the island's residents were with the classmates of the two dead
children, who on Monday return after the half term holiday without
their friends.

Christianne and Robert's mother, Sharon Wood, 35, had lived with the
children in Horbury.

Mrs Wood has visited the hotel where her children died and was said to
be inconsolable.

Panic

She made a second visit to the mortuary on Sunday with her husband
Paul, where she spent about 40 minutes inside the building.

A pathologist said carbon monoxide poisoning was the cause of death and
the investigation is focusing on the room's gas boiler and
air-conditioning.

Tour operator Thomas Cook said the latest audit of the hotel showed
"the property met all of the Federation of Tour Operators'
requirements".

The BBC's Malcolm Brabant said the children's deaths have sent a wave
of shock and panic through the Greek holiday industry.
Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/h...pe/6097068.stm

Published: 2006/10/29 17:43:32 GMT

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Old October 29th, 2006, 08:43 PM posted to soc.culture.greek,soc.culture.europe,alt.travel.greece,rec.travel.europe,rec.travel.misc
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Two taken ill in Corfu death room
By Maggie Dolan
BBC News Website

A couple who previously stayed in the Corfu hotel room in which two
children died from carbon monoxide poisoning also fell ill during their
holiday.

Kathy Pallant and her husband Andrew stayed in bungalow 112 at the
Corcyra Palace Hotel four days before siblings Christianne and Robert
Shepherd died.

Christianne, seven, and Robert, six, were found dead on 26 October
lying next to their father and his partner.

Mr and Mrs Pallant, from Bucks, were treated for suspected
gastroenteritis.

'Lucky to be alive'

Carbon monoxide poisoning can be mistaken for gastroenteritis.

The hotel had said that no other guests fell ill.

My husband's a big man, and it took an awful lot of his strength for
him to crawl round and get to the telephone for help
Kathy Pallant

Mrs Pallant who lives near Leighton Buzzard told BBC News: "We feel
very, very lucky to be alive. We feel dreadful about this family. It
must not be hushed up.

"There must be other people who were taken ill. There were other people
in there. We didn't see anything, but then did anyone see us being
taken away by ambulance? I can't remember, I wasn't on this planet.

"My husband's a big man, and it took an awful lot of his strength for
him to crawl round and get to the telephone for help."

Tour operator First Choice confirmed from the incident report logged by
the on-site representative at the hotel that a Mr and Mrs Pallant were
in the same room as Neil Shepherd, 38, his children Christianne and
Robert and his partner Ruth Beatson, 27.

Mr Shepherd and Ms Beatson were found unconscious in the room. They are
both in a serious condition but are recovering.

In a statement the operator said: "Mr and Mrs Pallant were staying in
room 112 last week between 16 and 23 October.

"They were both taken ill with suspected gastroenteritis and were
hospitalised. They were discharged the following day. They then
travelled home on their original return flight."

Symptoms non-specific

The clinic in which the couple received treatment stated that the tests
undertaken showed nothing untoward.

Toxicology expert Professor Alistair Hay said that the difficulty is
that the symptoms associated with carbon monoxide poisoning are
non-specific.

"You have headaches, you have aches and pains, you may feel very tired,
and of course this could be attributed to a virus," he said.

The investigation into the children's deaths is centred around a gas
boiler adjacent to the room and experts are now carrying out an
examination on that, as well as air conditioning and water heater
systems.

Scotland Yard detectives permanently stationed in Athens are working on
the investigation alongside their Greek colleagues.

Greek police said they are planning to charge the owner of a hotel in
Corfu, the maintenance manager and the air conditioning engineer with
negligent manslaughter.

Hotel manager George Chrysikopoulos refused to comment on the cause of
the children's deaths because of concerns over prejudicing the police
investigation.

But in a statement, read in Greek and translated by an assistant, he
said: "The hotel management are deeply saddened by this tragic loss of
life and extend their most deepest condolences and sympathy to the
family for their great loss at this time.

Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/h...nd/6094358.stm

Published: 2006/10/29 14:46:11 GMT

© BBC MMVI

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Old October 29th, 2006, 08:44 PM posted to soc.culture.greek,soc.culture.europe,alt.travel.greece,rec.travel.europe,rec.travel.misc
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The family of a fisherman who drowned at sea in a force 10 storm will
travel to Norway to identify his body, police said yesterday as the
search went on for a trawler and the rest of its crew.
The small community in the East Neuk of Fife was bracing for the worst
as rescue teams extended their search in the North Sea for three other
crewmen missing with their boat, the Kirkcaldy-registered Meridian,
since Thursday night. They have been named as Martin Gardner, 49,
Edward Gardner, 50, and Ian Donald, 55, from Fife. They were on board
the boat with 52-year-old Sidney Low from Aberdeen.

Debris and an empty life raft were found in the water on Friday
afternoon, but the vessel was equipped with a second raft which was the
focus of yesterday's intensive search. Two Norwegian aircraft, a Sea
King helicopter and a Nimrod from RAF Kinloss were involved, along with
several fishing boats and oil industry vessels.

Police in Fife said family liaison officers would go to Norway with
relatives of the dead man, who had not been formally named. 'This is an
immensely difficult time for all four families concerned,' said
Superintendent Bill Lawrie.

'We are doing everything we can to give the East Neuk families our help
and support while the search for their missing loved ones goes on.'

The Meridian had been at sea since October 11 and was due back in
Anstruther in four days. It was not fishing, but had been contracted by
oil firm Talisman Energy to ensure that no other fishing vessels
crossed a stretch of pipeline undergoing construction work.

In the small community yesterday there was shock, distress and a sense
of bewilderment as locals and tourists wondered how a vessel built to
withstand heavy seas could get into trouble.

The disappearance of the trawler also provoked memories for other
fishing communities in Scotland previously scarred by tragedy.

Elizabeth Riches, a councillor for Anstruther, said people were still
in shock but were holding out hope.

'I really sympathise with what the community is going through,' she
said. 'But this is a very strong and protective community, which,
sadly, is used to fishing disasters.


gogu wrote:
Ï "Jack Campin - bogus address" Ýãñáøå óôï
ìÞíõìá ...
Police said engineers would be checking the installation of air
conditioning and boiler systems at the hotel on Friday afternoon.


Done!
No sign of any kind of leakage.
That's the latest info (14:00) on the Greek TV news.

A pathologist at the hospital told reporters that he suspected

the family had ingested a "powerful poison".
Toxicology tests were taken and post-mortem examinations were

being carried out on Friday, with the results expected in two
weeks' time.

It doesn't take two weeks to test for blood carbon monoxide. Two
minutes is more like it.


Like an engineer (;-)) I say you are 100% correct!
But it takes two weeks for the full results of the autopsy!
As a matter of fact, you can have a preliminary but not 100% correct
answer in 2-4 days but the full report takes about 15 days.


Last year 100,000 British tourists visited Corfu. Travel

specialists say the deaths will have a big impact on the island.


Trying to cover up the cause could have an even bigger one.


Wouldn't it be better to wait for the results of the autopsy before
talking?...

I've been in hotels in quite developed parts of Turkey that used
bottled gas heaters in rooms with no chimney; I imagine the same
happens in Greece.



Nope, it doesn't happen in Greece but maybe it does happen in the
UK;-) This kind of heating is met only in underdeveloped countries




WTF ?

Kostas gogu Papafloratos tries to depict Gt Britain as an undeveloped
country ?


*ROTFFLOL*

Corfu hotel boss defends conduct

The hotel manager facing manslaughter charges over the deaths of two
UK children in Corfu from carbon monoxide poisoning says he did
nothing wrong.

George Chrysikopoulos said he had no prior knowledge that anything was
wrong in the bungalow where Christianne, seven, and Robert Shepherd,
six, died.

The boiler under police investigation was inspected in April, he said.

The hotel manager, owner and two maintenance staff face up to five
years in jail if convicted of manslaughter.

Mr Chrysikopoulos, speaking through his assistant, said the whole
complex at the Louis Corcyra Beach Hotel in Gouvia was inspected for
safety in April before the tourist season began.

It should not have happened, but it did, but it does not mean resorts
in Corfu are not safe
Kostas Dendrinos
Corfu's Association of Hotel Managers


"We had no information at any time that would point to any problem
with this bungalow, any other or the hotel prior to this tragic
incident," he said.

"Experts have been appointed by the hotel from the National Technical
University of Athens.

"Those experts will examine the installation of the bungalow as soon
as the police release it. We cannot start with our investigation until
that happens."

The bungalow B112 where the family stayed was renovated seven years
ago and its boiler replaced two years ago, with annual inspections
since, he said. The last inspection took place in April by an
independent expert.

'Inconsolable'

Responding to reports that two people who stayed in the bungalow in
the week before the tragedy had also fallen ill, he said two doctors
found they were suffering gastroenteritis.

The children's father, Neil Shepherd, 38, who was found alongside them
in the hotel room, has become fully conscious for the first time,
according to hospital staff.

His partner Ruth Beatson, 27, who was also poisoned, has been taken
out of intensive care.

She has been told by her mother about the deaths of the children but
it is unclear whether Mr Shepherd has been informed.

Prayers have been said for Christianne and Robert at services in Corfu
and their home in West Yorkshire.

Services took place at Wakefield Cathedral, West Yorkshire, and the
Anglican Holy Trinity Church in Corfu.

Father Clifford Owen told ex-pat worshippers in Corfu the thoughts of
the island's residents were with the classmates of the two dead
children, who on Monday return after the half term holiday without
their friends.

Christianne and Robert's mother, Sharon Wood, 35, had lived with the
children in Horbury.

Mrs Wood has visited the hotel where her children died and was said to
be inconsolable.

Panic

She made a second visit to the mortuary on Sunday with her husband
Paul, where she spent about 40 minutes inside the building.

A pathologist said carbon monoxide poisoning was the cause of death
and the investigation is focusing on the room's gas boiler and
air-conditioning.

Tour operator Thomas Cook said the latest audit of the hotel showed
"the property met all of the Federation of Tour Operators'
requirements".

The BBC's Malcolm Brabant said the children's deaths have sent a wave
of shock and panic through the Greek holiday industry.
Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/h...pe/6097068.stm

Published: 2006/10/29 17:43:32 GMT




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Default Two British children found dead at Corfu hotel--- Petros Stoyannos : "I knew the boiler had a problem. I just didn’t have time to fix it"


Poisoned children flown home from Corfu
By Sam Knight and agencies





The bodies of two children killed by carbon monoxide poisoning in their
hotel bungalow in Corfu last week have begun their journey back to
Britain.



Coffins bearing the bodies of Christianne and Robert Shepherd, aged 7
and 6 respectively, were loaded onto a Thomas Cook passenger aircraft
at Corfu airport today for the three-and a half hour flight back to
Manchester.

Their mother, Sharon Wood, boarded the jet soon afterwards with her
husband, Paul, followed by dozens of British holidaymakers. The
children's father, Neil Shepherd, remains seriously ill in hospital in
Corfu with his girlfriend, Ruth Beatson, who was also poisoned by a
leaking boiler during Wednesday night last week.

Christianne and Robert, known as Christie and Bobby, were found dead by
a maid at the Louis Corcyra Beach Hotel on the island’s Gouvia Bay
last Thursday morning, their father and Ms Beatson unconscious beside
them. Mr Shepherd and his partner spent two days in intensive care but
both are expected to make a full recovery.

Today, Greek court officials said prosecutors were expected to file
charges of negligent manslaughter against those responsible for the
installation and upkeep of the faulty gas-fired water boiler blamed for
the carbon monoxide leak.

"The prosecutor will file the charges on Thursday or Friday at the
latest," a court official on Corfu told the Reuters news agency. "He is
currently collecting all the evidence to complete the dossier."

Although a final toxicological report is not expected for two weeks,
coroners have confirmed that the Shepherds and Ms Beatson suffered gas
poisoning:

"A large quantity of carbon monoxide was found in their systems," said
Theodore Vougiouklakis, a pathologist. "The toxicological analysis
performed at the University of Ioannina forensic laboratory on the
blood of the two victims showed that the cause of death was carbon
monoxide intoxication."

A maintenance worker at the hotel has admitted that he knew that the
boiler had been malfunctioning. Petros Stoyannos told The Sun
newspaper: "I knew the boiler had a problem. I just didn’t have time
to fix it. How are we to know if things break down in the evening?"

A British couple, Kathy and Andrew Pallant from Leighton Buzzard,
Bedfordshire, have claimed that they, too, were poisoned while staying
in the same bungalow earlier this month, and spent three days
recovering in a Corfu clinic before returning to Britain.

A hole in the bungalow wall, left after the installation of an
air-conditioning system, allowed fumes to seep into the room from the
boiler outside.

The hotel management said today that new water boilers had been
installed two years ago and were checked annually. "We are stunned by
the tragic event that occurred at our hotel. We will cooperate fully
with the authorities investigating this tragic incident in order to
determine the exact causes."

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Old October 30th, 2006, 05:53 PM posted to soc.culture.greek,soc.culture.europe,rec.travel.europe,rec.travel.misc
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Poisoned children flown home from Corfu
By Sam Knight and agencies





The bodies of two children killed by carbon monoxide poisoning in their
hotel bungalow in Corfu last week have begun their journey back to
Britain.



Coffins bearing the bodies of Christianne and Robert Shepherd, aged 7
and 6 respectively, were loaded onto a Thomas Cook passenger aircraft
at Corfu airport today for the three-and a half hour flight back to
Manchester.

Their mother, Sharon Wood, boarded the jet soon afterwards with her
husband, Paul, followed by dozens of British holidaymakers. The
children's father, Neil Shepherd, remains seriously ill in hospital in
Corfu with his girlfriend, Ruth Beatson, who was also poisoned by a
leaking boiler during Wednesday night last week.

Christianne and Robert, known as Christie and Bobby, were found dead by
a maid at the Louis Corcyra Beach Hotel on the island's Gouvia Bay
last Thursday morning, their father and Ms Beatson unconscious beside
them. Mr Shepherd and his partner spent two days in intensive care but
both are expected to make a full recovery.

Today, Greek court officials said prosecutors were expected to file
charges of negligent manslaughter against those responsible for the
installation and upkeep of the faulty gas-fired water boiler blamed for
the carbon monoxide leak.

"The prosecutor will file the charges on Thursday or Friday at the
latest," a court official on Corfu told the Reuters news agency. "He is
currently collecting all the evidence to complete the dossier."

Although a final toxicological report is not expected for two weeks,
coroners have confirmed that the Shepherds and Ms Beatson suffered gas
poisoning:

"A large quantity of carbon monoxide was found in their systems," said
Theodore Vougiouklakis, a pathologist. "The toxicological analysis
performed at the University of Ioannina forensic laboratory on the
blood of the two victims showed that the cause of death was carbon
monoxide intoxication."

A maintenance worker at the hotel has admitted that he knew that the
boiler had been malfunctioning. Petros Stoyannos told The Sun
newspaper: "I knew the boiler had a problem. I just didn't have time
to fix it. How are we to know if things break down in the evening?"

A British couple, Kathy and Andrew Pallant from Leighton Buzzard,
Bedfordshire, have claimed that they, too, were poisoned while staying
in the same bungalow earlier this month, and spent three days
recovering in a Corfu clinic before returning to Britain.

A hole in the bungalow wall, left after the installation of an
air-conditioning system, allowed fumes to seep into the room from the
boiler outside.

The hotel management said today that new water boilers had been
installed two years ago and were checked annually. "We are stunned by
the tragic event that occurred at our hotel. We will cooperate fully
with the authorities investigating this tragic incident in order to
determine the exact causes."


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Old November 20th, 2006, 12:01 AM posted to soc.culture.greek,soc.culture.europe,alt.travel.greece,rec.travel.europe,rec.travel.misc
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Default UNSAFE GREECE Emotional farewell for children killed in GREEK holiday gas tragedy



Hundreds of mourners join families for funeral of youngsters who died
in fume-filled bungalow
William Green
A family was united in grief yesterday at the funeral of two children
who died from carbon monoxide poisoning as they slept in a Greek
holiday hotel.
St John's in Wakefield was the church where Christianne and Robert
Shepherd had been baptised.
On a crisp, autumnal day as the family came to say goodbye to
seven-year-old Christianne and six-year-old Robert, they were joined by
hundreds of mourners.
Their father Neil Shepherd, 38, was consoled by his partner Ruth
Beatson, 27, while his distraught ex-wife Sharon Wood, 35, was
accompanied by her husband Paul.
The couples comforted and hugged each other during emotional scenes at
the 18th century church in St John's Square for the funerals of the
children known as Christi and Bobby.
Mr Shepherd and Mr Wood acted as pallbearers as they carried the tiny
coffin of Christi into the church.
Both tiny light oak coffins were adorned with white flowers,
chrysanthemums spelling out the children's names.
At the end of the 45-minute service the children's father and
stepfather then bore Bobby's coffin out into bright, warm sunshine as
the church bells peeled Amazing Grace.
The head and deputy head of the children's primary school in Horbury,
near Wakefield, were among 250 mourners who followed the coffins from
the church.
As the church bells then peeled Abide With Me Christi's coffin was
placed in the first hearse, while Bobby's coffin was put into the
second.
The two died after being overcome by fumes while on an October
half-term family holiday with their father and his partner in Corfu.
The family, from Horbury, were staying in a holiday bungalow when the
carbon monoxide gas, believed to be from a faulty boiler, seeped into
the property.
Mr Shepherd, manager of a truck garage in Horbury, and Miss Beatson
survived, but needed hospital treatment in Corfu before being
transferred to Pinderfields Hospital in Wakefield.
The funeral service was followed by a private burial. The family had
requested there should not be any flowers other than from the family,
but instead asked for donations be made to the NSPCC via John Wright,
head of Horbury Primary School.
The vicar at St Peter's Church in Horbury, Father Peter Twistleton,
yesterday spoke of the impact of the deaths on the community and said
that people had signed a book of condolences in his church to "unite"
themselves with the family.
He said Bobby and Christi were baptised at St John's, and the family
needed "to be alone and quiet" at this time.
Meanwhile, there was confusion over criminal charges brought in Greece.
Court officials said five hotel staff and an official from tour
operator Thomas Cook had been charged with manslaughter. But Thomas
Cook has denied that one of its staff had been charged.
The hotel director, general manager and maintenance manager, as well as
the air conditioning installation manager and a maintenance employee
were charged with manslaughter and causing bodily harm through
negligence, Greek court officials said. They claimed the same charges
were brought against a Thomas Cook official, who inspected the hotel.
All face a maximum sentence of five years in jail if convicted.
Last week, Coroner David Hinchliff opened the inquest into the deaths
of the children with a promise they would be investigated "fully,
fairly and fearlessly".

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Default UNSAFE GREECE Emotional farewell for children killed in GREEK holiday gas tragedy


Runge wrote:
keep your stupid copy and paste to yourself, Greece is certainly safer than
your neighborhood.



Where is my neighbourhood then DICKHEAD ?

Greece is a backward DEATH TRAP nation where human life is CHEAP and
the cheapest of all human life is tourist life

Greek roads are the most dangerous in the northern hemisphere

Get real, pillowbiter

Emotional farewell for children killed in holiday gas tragedy
Hundreds of mourners join families for funeral of youngsters who died
in fume-filled bungalow
William Green
A family was united in grief yesterday at the funeral of two children
who died from carbon monoxide poisoning as they slept in a Greek
holiday hotel.
St John's in Wakefield was the church where Christianne and Robert
Shepherd had been baptised.
On a crisp, autumnal day as the family came to say goodbye to
seven-year-old Christianne and six-year-old Robert, they were joined by
hundreds of mourners.
Their father Neil Shepherd, 38, was consoled by his partner Ruth
Beatson, 27, while his distraught ex-wife Sharon Wood, 35, was
accompanied by her husband Paul.
The couples comforted and hugged each other during emotional scenes at
the 18th century church in St John's Square for the funerals of the
children known as Christi and Bobby.
Mr Shepherd and Mr Wood acted as pallbearers as they carried the tiny
coffin of Christi into the church.
Both tiny light oak coffins were adorned with white flowers,
chrysanthemums spelling out the children's names.
At the end of the 45-minute service the children's father and
stepfather then bore Bobby's coffin out into bright, warm sunshine as
the church bells peeled Amazing Grace.
The head and deputy head of the children's primary school in Horbury,
near Wakefield, were among 250 mourners who followed the coffins from
the church.
As the church bells then peeled Abide With Me Christi's coffin was
placed in the first hearse, while Bobby's coffin was put into the
second.
The two died after being overcome by fumes while on an October
half-term family holiday with their father and his partner in Corfu.
The family, from Horbury, were staying in a holiday bungalow when the
carbon monoxide gas, believed to be from a faulty boiler, seeped into
the property.
Mr Shepherd, manager of a truck garage in Horbury, and Miss Beatson
survived, but needed hospital treatment in Corfu before being
transferred to Pinderfields Hospital in Wakefield.
The funeral service was followed by a private burial. The family had
requested there should not be any flowers other than from the family,
but instead asked for donations be made to the NSPCC via John Wright,
head of Horbury Primary School.
The vicar at St Peter's Church in Horbury, Father Peter Twistleton,
yesterday spoke of the impact of the deaths on the community and said
that people had signed a book of condolences in his church to "unite"
themselves with the family.
He said Bobby and Christi were baptised at St John's, and the family
needed "to be alone and quiet" at this time.
Meanwhile, there was confusion over criminal charges brought in Greece.
Court officials said five hotel staff and an official from tour
operator Thomas Cook had been charged with manslaughter. But Thomas
Cook has denied that one of its staff had been charged.
The hotel director, general manager and maintenance manager, as well as
the air conditioning installation manager and a maintenance employee
were charged with manslaughter and causing bodily harm through
negligence, Greek court officials said. They claimed the same charges
were brought against a Thomas Cook official, who inspected the hotel.
All face a maximum sentence of five years in jail if convicted.
Last week, Coroner David Hinchliff opened the inquest into the deaths
of the children with a promise they would be investigated "fully,
fairly and fearlessly".

 




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