The solution i found to this problem was to remove the cover and disconnect the battery. I then tried to power up several times. I left the battery disconnected for two days then tried to power up again. All of this was to ensure all power to the tablet was completely gone.
On reconnecting the battery I tried to start for recovery holding up volume button as well as on button. This eventually brought up the recovery options for the tablet from which I was able to restart it. There are several earlier posts on how to restart the tablet the only difference I employed was the length of time I disconnected the battery for.