Father of children found dead in hotel charged with child rape
Martin Smith appears in court in Carlisle to face 13 charges of sexual assault unrelated to death of his children.
The father of two young British children found dead in a Spanish hotel room yesterday appeared in court in England today charged with a series of sexual assaults and child rape.
Martin Smith, 45, who is from North Shields, had been on the run from the British authorities for several years. He was arrested by police in Barcelona on 7 May.
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