A carbon monoxide inhalation seems to be due to the death of a couple who was found in their house, in the area of Agia Thekla in Sotira, which occurred on the afternoon of Sunday, January 14, 2018, according to the Police.
As reported, the results of toxicological tests showed that the death of the couple seems to be due to inhalation of carbon monoxide due to the entry of exhaust gases into the house from the central heating installed in the house.
The couple John Vincent Mcleinn, 60, from Britain, and Olga Alekseyevna Shayeva, 52, from Russia, were found by the Police unconscious on Sunday afternoon at their home in the area of Agia Thekla in Sotira, when a friendly person of the man informed the TAE Famagusta, after his visit to the house.
The legal autopsy performed by the Medical Examiner Sophocles Sophocles did not show anything, however, samples were taken from the bodies and sent for toxicological examinations.
Moreover, the investigations of the Fire Brigade, the Electromechanical Service and the Police revealed that next to the house where the parking lot was located, an extension was made to house the boiler of the central gas heating. However, the chimney of the boiler did not protrude from the covered space, but was directly connected to the interior of the house through a window.
The investigation led experts to conclude at first sight that the couple inhaled fumes from the chimney of the central heating boiler and that his death may have been caused by inhalation of carbon monoxide.
Source: KYPE