Cause of death revealed for mum who died on 'dream holiday' to Turkey before 'heart removed'
Beth Martin, 28, became delirious on arrival to Turkey and sadly died the following day. Her family claim her heart was removed after death.
A shocking report has revealed the alleged cause of death for a British mum who died unexpectedly on a family holiday in Turkey - with her devastated family claiming that her heart was removed without their consent.
Beth Martin, 28, from Portsmouth, had flew to Turkey on April 27 with her husband Luke and their two young children, aged eight and five. However, within a day of what should have been an idyllic break, Beth began acting erratically and was rushed to hospital, reports the Mirror.
Despite being transferred to intensive care, she tragically died the following day on April 28.
Weeks on, a forensic report has emerged claiming to shed light on the sudden circumstances of her death. The report, issued by Turkey's Forensic Medicine Institution and cited by local news source Sozcu, states that Beth died from food poisoning and resultant complications and noted "no evidence" of any traumatic injury.
The document by the Forensic Medicine Institution states: "It has been concluded that Martin's death occurred as a result of food poisoning and its complications."
It detailed that comprehensive evaluations of Beth's heart have been performed and samples of her cardiac tissue are being transferred to UK officials today.
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The day beth was raced to hospital, her husband Luke Martin was reportedly barred from seeing his wife and given only minimal information about her condition. In a shock twist, he later faced allegations of poisoning from Turking police and was interrogated, before being cleared of any wrongdoing.
Luke shared the devastating task he faced on social media: "To top it off, I had to break the news to my babies that their mum isn't coming home. It broke me," he penned. "Two weeks ago, me, my wife and two kids set out for a family holiday to Turkey. Only three of us made it back. I lost my wife, my children lost their mum, we lost the biggest piece of the puzzle that was our family."
A GoFundMe page set up by family members claims the Martins were kept in the dark about how critical Beth's condition was and that they were left to carry her body through the hospital in a bag.
After facing more than two weeks of delays trying to bring Beth home, Luke claims he had to spend thousands of pounds flying her remains back to the UK with him.
It has been reported that Turkish doctors has raised concerns about Beth's heart before her tragic death, yet her family asserts they were not informed. Relatives allege that a subsequent UK postmortem revealed her heart had been removed in Turkey without consent.
Recounting his harrowing experience, Luke labelled it as "the worst and most traumatic week of [his] entire life", noting that losing his wife has shattered his family beyond expression.
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