Hotel deaths mum's fears over children

A WOMAN arrested after the death of her two children had said she did not know how she would cope after her partner was held on child sex charges.

Lianne Smith, 43, tried to kill herself after the bodies of her daughter Rebecca, five, and son Daniel, 11 months, were found in a Costa Brava hotel room.

The children's father, alleged paedophile Martin Smith, 45, was extradited from Spain on Tuesday and appeared in court on Wednesday.

Originally from North Shields, he had been one of Britain's most wanted men until his arrest by Spanish police earlier this month.

After the arrest, Ms Smith told friends: "Martin's gone now and I've been left looking after both of the children. I really don't know how I'll cope."

She added: "I'm not sure what my plans are now. I'm trying to get my head together and work out what to do."

She will appear in court in Blanes, near Lloret de Mar, today.

Under the Spanish legal system, a suspect appears before a judge who decides whether there is sufficient evidence to bring a case against them.

The children's bodies were found in the Hotel Miramar in Lloret de Mar on Tuesday.