TWO parents from Marston Meysey, who lost their daughter to carbon monoxide poisoning, are raising awareness to prevent more deaths at the hands of the “silent killer”.

Katie Haines died from carbon monoxide inhalation in 2010 due to a faulty boiler, shortly after returning home from her honeymoon.

Six years on, the parents of the 31-year-old, Gordon and Avril Samuel, went to the House of Commons for the launch of this year’s Gas Safety Week.

Gordon said: “My wife Avril and I lost our precious daughter Katie to carbon monoxide.

“Weeks after her wedding, she was poisoned by carbon monoxide leaking from a defective boiler in her home.

“We formed the Katie Haines Memorial Trust to try and raise awareness of this terrible silent killer and make sure that nobody else loses loved ones in such a senseless, avoidable way.”

The trust have recently commissioned studies that show just how little attention people give to the threat of carbon monoxide poisoning.

The YouGov survey found that 40 per cent of Brits do not have an audible carbon monoxide alarm, while the majority of people did not know what the safe colour of a flame on a gas cooker is.

If a pilot light is yellow, or even if it has a slight yellow or orange tint, it could be filling a home with carbon monoxide.

To coincide with the launch of Gas Safety Week, which takes place next week, the trust released a video called #causeforalarm to highlight the dangers of the silent killer.

The shocking video brings home the fact that people can be totally unaware of gas leaks in their house, until it is too late.

Research by University College London has shown that almost a quarter of homes have one or more defective appliance.

Speaking about the new video, Avril said: “Our new film has a much more positive approach to our previous films, it shows that if you do all of the above, you and your loved ones will be safer.

“We wish we'd known more about carbon monoxide many years ago and then perhaps our lovely daughter would be enjoying married life.

“At present, the regulations in England fall behind those in Northern Ireland and Scotland and we feel CO alarms should be installed in all rental properties, hotels, B&Bs and preferably in every home.”

For more information on the campaign, visit katiehainestrust.com