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Hotel gas safety breach leads to negligence trial for Thomas Cook staff

Two Thomas Cook employees will face a trial over the deaths of two British children during a holiday in Corfu , judges have ruled after turning down an appeal for the charges to be dropped.

Health and safety inspector Richard Carson and holiday representative Nicola Gibson will now face charges of negligence.

The appeal against the charges was made by the District Attorney of the Corfu Appeal Court , who proposed that legal action against the Thomas Cook staff should not go ahead as they were not responsible for the accident.

However, Corfu ‘s senior council of judges decided they should be tried after ruling they should not have relied on assurances by the Corcyra Beach Hotel that its gas system was safe.

Robert and Christianne Shepherd, six and seven respectively, died in October 2006 after carbon monoxide leaked into the air conditioning system from a faulty gas boiler at the hotel. The children’s father and his partner were also hospitalised by the incident.

A spokesman for Thomas Cook said: “Even though the District Attorney’s appeal has not been upheld, we continue to support and stand by the two people concerned and believe they will be vindicated when the case is heard.”

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