Parents 'numb' after siblings die in Spain tragedy

THE Birmingham parents of two British children who drowned off a beach in Spain are “numb” and “holding each other up”, says a relative.

- LILY SHANAGHER News Reporter

Ameiya and Ricardo Junior Parris, aged 13 and 11 respectively, died after getting into difficulty in the sea during a family holiday in Salou, near Tarragona, on Tuesday evening.

Their father, Ricardo Parris, 31, had also entered the water but was rescued after being pulled from the water unconscious.

He was released from hospital after suffering a concussion and is waiting with the children’s mother and his partner Shanice Del-Brocco, 31, at the Hotel Best Negresco, where they were staying, for the children’s bodies to be repatriated.

Kayla Del-Brocco, Shanice’s sister, said the parents, who live in Erdington, and have four younger children, were unable to see the bodies until Thursday at the mortuary.

Ms Del-Brocco said: “That's been torturing her. It’s just a complete nightmare for her. And sadly, she’s awake for this nightmare.