Company appeal against compensation payout following Laura Morgan death

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Laura and her mother, Lynne, on holiday before she died Credit: PA

The mother of an 11-year-old girl from Nottinghamshire who drowned on holiday says she's disgusted the company ordered to pay the family compensation is appealing against the decision.

Last year a Greek civil court held holiday firm Sunsail liable for the death of Laura Morgan from Woodborough. Laura died when the catameran she was in capsized at a Greek holiday resort in 2003.

Two employees from Sunsail were later found guilty of negligence and received 10-month jail sentences, suspended for three years.Following the civil hearing Laura's family was awarded a six-figure payout.

But her mother Lynne Morgan says so far she's only received twenty percent of the outstanding amount.

In January this year a coroner at an inquest in Nottingham recorded a narrative verdict, stating that the reason Laura became trapped was still unknown.

The appeal is due to be heard in April next year.