Woman died of cancer after ‘falling for mother's conspiracy theories'
The sons of the notorious conspiracy theorist Kate Shemirani have accused the former nurse of causing their sister's death through her opposition to traditional cancer treatment.
An inquest will open next month into the death of 23-year-old Paloma Shemirani, who was diagnosed with treatable non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a type of blood cancer, in 2023 and died months later after refusing chemotherapy.
Her older brother Sebastian Shemirani has claimed that the Cambridge graduate's death was influenced by his mother, who was a nurse before she was struck off in 2021 for sharing anti-vaccine and anti-lockdown content to millions on social media.
Kate Shemirani is a prominent proponent of conspiracy theories
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'My sister has passed away as a direct consequence of my mum's actions and beliefs,' he told the BBC's Panorama. 'And I don't want anyone else to go through the same pain or loss that I have'.
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