Teen had 'headache' before holiday park deaths

One of the two teenagers who died of suspected carbon monoxide poisoning at a holiday park in East Yorkshire had complained of a headache before they were last seen alive, an inquest heard.

Cherish Bean, 15, and Ethan Slater, 17, both from Sheffield, died in a cabin at Little Eden Holiday Park, near Bridlington, on 18 February.

Four men have been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter in connection with their deaths.

At an inquest in Hull, senior coroner Prof Paul Marks said the pair, who had both been "fit and well", were on holiday with Cherish's family and they had all spent the evening together the night before they died.

Cherish left the main family lodge before 21:00 GMT for a neighbouring smaller cabin, known as the mancave, where she was staying with Ethan but returned about an hour later complaining of a headache, Hull Coroner's Court heard.

Her mother gave her some medication and Cherish later went back to her cabin where she texted her mother saying "goodnight, love you" before going to bed, the inquest was told.

Marks said Ethan also went back to the cabin at a similar time and under "similar circumstances".

Giving evidence in court, Det Ch Insp Ben Robinson, of Humberside Police, said four people involved in the management and maintenance of the holiday park in Carnaby had been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter.

He said, as part of the investigation, a boiler had been recovered from the cabin where the teenagers were staying and forensically examined.

The Health and Safety Executive, National Crime Agency and gas safety specialists had all been consulted during the inquiry, Robinson said.

Marks told the inquest there was reason to suspect the teenagers' deaths was due to "carbon monoxide poisoning" but the exact cause of death was still pending.

Adjourning the inquest to a date to be fixed, Marks offered his "condolences to both the families of these young people".

Humberside Police previously said a 41-year-old man was arrested on 2 March and had since been released on bail pending further inquires, while three other men, aged 27, 33, and 42, who were arrested as part of the investigation, remained on conditional bail.

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