Father of two boys killed in hit-and-run driver found dead in Corfu
The father of two boys killed in a hit and run has been found dead in a hotel room in Corfu just weeks after the disqualified driver was jailed.
Corey Platt-May, aged six, and two-year-old Casper were hit by a drugged-up driver in Coventry in February and tragically died from their injuries.
Their father, Reece, who previously told how his and his wife's lives had been destroyed by the loss, has now been found dead in Greece.
His death - which is not being treated at suspicious - comes three weeks after his family told of their anger at the nine-year sentence given to the boys' killer.
Casper and Corey Platt-May died after they were knocked down by a drug-driver as they joined their mother and cousins on a trip to the local park in Coventry in February
The boys's father Reece, pictured with his wife Louise, has now been found dead in Greece
A spokesman for West Midlands Police said: 'Mr Platt-May was found dead in a hotel room in Corfu, Greece during the early hours of Thursday 17 May.
'His death is not being treated as suspicious. His family has been notified and the matter will be passed to the coroner.
'Our condolences go to the family who have asked for the media to respect their privacy at this difficult time.'
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ShareTwo-year-old Casper and his brother Corey were out on a half-term trip to the park with their mother, Louise, when they were hit by a car driven by career criminal Robert Brown, who had taken a cocktail of drugs including cocaine.
The boy's mother, Louise Platt-May, was pushing Casper's push-along Mini car when it was demolished by Brown's vehicle.
Just three weeks ago, Mr Platt-May stood in Warwick Crown Court at Brown's sentencing and told of his family's loss.
A heartbroken Mr Platt-May (left) visited the scene in Coventry shortly after the hit and run claimed the lives of his sons. Robert Brown (right) was jailed for nine years over the incident
Casper, two, and his brother Corey, six, were killed when they were hit by a car in February, while their mother and two brothers looked on in horror
Reading a statement from his wife in court last month, Mr Platt-May said of his sons: 'They will never be able to play fight with their brothers. They will never be able to have a family of their own.
'They will never hold my hand or hug me so tight I can't breathe. They will never know the opportunities life had in store for them, the journey life should have been for them, the people they would become. Endless opportunities, experiences, relationships, robbed from them.
'Every minute I picture their lifeless faces on the road - images which will stay with me all of my life. I feel a cold dread rush over me, an emptiness that will never leave.'
Brown - who had 57 convictions for 209 separate offences to his name - admitted two counts of death by dangerous driving and driving while disqualified.
He was jailed for nine years but will be eligible for release after four and a half.
The killer driver - who had been released from prison just six days before the incident - had to be restrained at an initial court hearing, where he shouted: 'Kangeroo court!'
Pictures from the scene show Brown's Ford Focus after it ploughed into the family group
The boy's mother was pushing Casper in a push-along Mini car when the car hit them
The victims' grandmother Carolyn Platt, 53, branded the sentence a 'joke' on social media, while Mrs Platt-May called for tougher punishments for killer drivers.
In a statement released after the sentencing, she said the sentence 'highlighted...those who rip families apart seem to be the ones who get off more lightly.
She added: 'To watch your children die in front of you is something no parent should have to experience.'
For confidential support call the Samaritans on 116123 or visit a local Samaritans branch, see www.samaritans.org for details.
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