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Corfu deaths: Bungalow to be demolished

The bungalow where two children were killed by carbon monoxide poisoning on holiday in Corfu in 2006 is to be knocked down.

The family of Bobby and Christi Shepherd had called for the bungalow to be demolished.

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Corfu death parents ask for bungalow to be demolished

The parents of Christi and Bobby Shepherd have asked Thomas Cook to demolish the bungalow where their children died of carbon monoxide poisoning while on holiday in Corfu.

Mother Sharon Wood said that the family have asked the holiday company to "push forward" their request to demolish bungalow 112 where they died so that it can be a "lasting tribute in the form of a playground".

The children's father Neil Shepherd was overcome with emotion when he said that the holiday company had agreed to substantial donations to several charities including the NSPCC which "had a special place in Christi and Bobby's heart".

Dad Neil Shepherd was overcome with emotion Credit: ITV News

Chief Executive of Thomas Cook Peter Fankhauser has admitted the company failed in its handling of the 2006 tragedy and pledged to help the children's parents move on with their lives.

Nothing can bring us back our children, or the carefree lives we once led. No one can erase the lifelong pain for Christi and Bobby's family and friends. We cannot change the past and we accept that it may be time to look to the future.

We have asked Thomas Cook to push forward our request to demolish bungalow 112 so that it can be a lasting tribute in the form of a playground in the spot where Christi and Bobby died.

I hope that Thomas Cook and everyone who has defended its wrongdoings now realises the impact of their actions on families like ours and they will learn the lessons they need to learn from this tragedy.

– Mother Sharon Wood

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