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Nottinghamshire mother flies out a second time for death trialThe Nottinghamshire mother of an 11-year-old girl, drowned after being trapped in a harness underneath a capsized catamaran two-and-a-half years’ ago, is returning to Greece on March 18 to give evidence at the trial of five people on charges relating to her daughter’s death. Laura Morgan died on July 31, 2003, while on a two-week holiday with her mother Lynne and older sister Sarah at Club Vounaki, an all-inclusive watersports club run by Sunsail, at Paleros on the mainland of Western Greece. The case will be heard by the Court of Misdemeanours in Lefkada Town, on the island of Lefkada, beginning on March 21, and Lynne is flying out three days before. The trial was due to be held last September, but was postponed a few minutes after the hearing began because one of the summonses had not been served. It is now understood that all 5 defendants will have legal representation at the trial. An inquest into Laura’s death has been opened by Nottingham Coroner Nigel Chapman and adjourned, pending investigations. British police have since compiled their own dossier, including witness statements, and the Crown Prosecution Service in Nottingham has been in contact with the Greek investigating authorities. Lynne and Laura’s father, Graham, who were divorced shortly before the tragedy, are determined that Laura’s spirit should live on. They have set up The Laura Rose Memorial Trust to support needy children across the world. Lynne Morgan’s itinerary/contact details: March 18: Lynne flies from Luton to Athens by EasyJet. March 19: Lynne travels by hire car across Greece to Lefkada Town, where she is booked into the: Hotel Nirikos Lefkada Town Tel 00 30 26450 24132 Fax 00 30 26450 23756 Email rodinhtl@otenet.gr March 21: Trial opens. Lynne’s home address: 26 Smalls Croft, Woodborough, Nottingham, NG14 6EY Phone: 0115-9654745 Mobile 07801 011 320 E-mail: lynne@morgan1836.freeserve.co.uk The Laura Rose Memorial Trust www.lrmt.co.uk is a registered charity whose objectives are to advance the education of children and to relieve conditions of need, hardship or distress (in any part of the world without reference to race, creed or nationality); and to make donations and payment to other charities with similar objectives. Address: The Laura Rose Trust, 26 Smalls Croft, Woodborough, Nottingham NG14 6EY | ||||
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