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Scottish Sun
22-05-2025
- Health
- Scottish Sun
Grieving friend reveals harrowing new details over death of Brit mum, 28, who had ‘heart removed' by Turkish hospital
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A GRIEVING friend of tragic Brit mum-of-two Beth Martin has revealed chilling new details about her pal's mysterious death. Ellie Grey revealed the shocking details in an emotional social media post about Beth - who was missing her heart when she was repatriated. 6 Brit mum-of-two Beth Martin died in Turkey and was returned to the UK missing her heart Credit: gofundme 6 Grieving friend Ellie Grey revealed harrowing new details over the death of the Brit mum Credit: Facebook/Ellie Grey 6 28-year-old Beth from Portsmouth was reportedly ill on the way to Turkey Credit: gofundme She revealed that when Beth, 28, was supposed to be transferred to a private clinic, the public hospital were slow to act and "stopped her" from doing so. The friend also told how doctors said they performed 45 minutes of CPR on Beth - but Ellie thinks this is unlikely due to a key detail. Portsmouth mum Beth was rushed to hospital after falling ill while on a dream trip to Turkey. She had set off on the trip with husband Luke along with their kids, aged 8 and 5, on April 27. READ MORE WORLD NEWS JAY DRAMA 'Missing' Jay Slater witness, 20, on holiday in Tenerife where tragic teen died Beth then became "delirious" when the family landed in Turkey and was taken to hospital. She died two days later, leaving Luke to explain the tragedy to their two young children. The family then claim they were left completely in the dark by Turkish authorities - with Luke even being accused of "poisoning" his beloved wife. And sickeningly, once they finally got back to the UK with her body - a UK autopsy revealed her heart had been removed in Turkey. Close friend Ellie, who travelled to Turkey to try and help, detailed her experience of what happened after Beth's death. She told how the doctors were acting as if there were trying to cover something up. Tragic Loss: Scots Tourist Lewis Jack Found Dead in Australia She explained: "All they went on about is 'are you going to sue the hospital? Sign this bit of paper'. "I said: 'Is there something we should be suing for? Do you know something we don't? Because that's really suspicious.'" The family, who have not been told her cause of death, claim they were also forced to carry Beth in a body bag through the hospital. Ellie seemingly confirmed this detail and told the story of the moments leading up to her pal's death. She said: "Beth was ill before she got to Turkey. "She started being sick on the plane, we started thinking it was a dodgy Chinese. She blasted the hospitals, saying: "The insurance company wanted to move her to a private hospital but the public hospital in Istanbul were not cooperating, they were being slow and delaying reports and not sending information over. "They stopped her." After making the shocking revelation, she continued: "They transferred her to another hospital to have an angiography done. "But they said the heart was fine and transferred her back and still didn't transfer her to a private hospital - then she died." Ellie suspects the hospital may have been negligent when caring for Beth. She noted how suspicious it was that Beth's hair was in "perfect" shape despite the mum undergoing "45 minutes of CPR". 6 Beth pictured with her husband Luke Credit: gofundme 6 They had flown out with their two children aged 8 and 5 Credit: gofundme She speculated: "They said they did 45 minutes of CPR but anyone who has ever had CPR or has seen CPR knows how brutal it is. "When I saw Beth in the morgue after she had her hair in two French plaits and they were perfect. "There is no way they did CPR for 45 minutes, I know that," she defiantly stated. She added that medical reports rules out food poisoning as a cause of death - but they still not confirm how exactly the mum died. Ellie continued: "We got to see Beth for 30 seconds in the morgue then the guy [clicked his fingers] at us and handed us a corner of the bodybag that was zipped open and me, Beth's mum, Luke and a translator had to lift her body into a coffin." The mourning friend said: "Losing her was traumatic enough but going over to Istanbul and seeing first hand the lack of respect and having to go the next day to the forensic examiner officer and saying 'do not take any organs'. "They wanted to bury her or cremate her within 24 hours, we had to fight to repatriate her and pay ourselves." The grieving friend and family were left in shock when British coroners found that her heart had been taken. "Luke has gone through something that no person should ever have to go through and he has done it with dignity and strength and pride for Beth," Ellie said. "I swear to you, between her family and Luke and myself we are not letting this go." She promised to not back down until she received answers for her friend's death. "No way am I going to let them get away with taking her heart, lying about what happened and treating her as if she was somebody with no dignity," she stated. "We will get answers." Beth's husband Luke described the ordeal as the "worst week of his life" and the family are now desperate for answers. In a post on social media on May 11, he said: "It broke me." He wrote: 'Anyone that knows me knows I'm not one for posting my life on social media, however word travels fast and I figured it's probably best if it comes from me. 'Two weeks ago me, my wife and two kids set out for a family holiday to Turkey. Only three of us made it back." He added: "I lost my wife, my children lost their mum, we lost the biggest piece of the puzzle that was our family. 'It has been the worst and most traumatic week of my entire life, and to top it off. I had to break the news to my babies that their mum isn't coming home, it broke me. "Even more so when I had to say goodbye to them so they could be brought home by family. 'I stayed in Turkey another two days to ensure she was brought back, and booked myself on the same flight home. Knowing my wife was still on my flight but I couldn't be next to her broke me even more. 'The harsh reality of coming home and the world's still spinning as if nothing has happened is horrible." A Go Fund Me has been set up to support the family, which has already seen nearly £140k raised.
The Sun
22-05-2025
- Health
- The Sun
Grieving friend reveals harrowing new details over death of Brit mum, 28, who had ‘heart removed' by Turkish hospital
A GRIEVING friend of tragic Brit mum-of-two Beth Martin has revealed chilling new details about her pal's mysterious death. Ellie Grey revealed the shocking details in an emotional social media post about Beth - who was missing her heart when she was repatriated. 6 6 6 She revealed that when Beth, 28, was supposed to be transferred to a private clinic, the public hospital were slow to act and "stopped her" from doing so. The friend also told how doctors said they performed 45 minutes of CPR on Beth - but Ellie thinks this is unlikely due to a key detail. Portsmouth mum Beth was rushed to hospital after falling ill while on a dream trip to Turkey. She had set off on the trip with husband Luke along with their kids, aged 8 and 5, on April 27. Beth then became "delirious" when the family landed in Turkey and was taken to hospital. She died two days later, leaving Luke to explain the tragedy to their two young children. The family then claim they were left completely in the dark by Turkish authorities - with Luke even being accused of "poisoning" his beloved wife. And sickeningly, once they finally got back to the UK with her body - a UK autopsy revealed her heart had been removed in Turkey. Close friend Ellie, who travelled to Turkey to try and help, detailed her experience of what happened after Beth's death. She told how the doctors were acting as if there were trying to cover something up. She explained: "All they went on about is 'are you going to sue the hospital? Sign this bit of paper'. "I said: 'Is there something we should be suing for? Do you know something we don't? Because that's really suspicious.'" The family, who have not been told her cause of death, claim they were also forced to carry Beth in a body bag through the hospital. Ellie seemingly confirmed this detail and told the story of the moments leading up to her pal's death. She said: "Beth was ill before she got to Turkey. "She started being sick on the plane, we started thinking it was a dodgy Chinese. She blasted the hospitals, saying: "The insurance company wanted to move her to a private hospital but the public hospital in Istanbul were not cooperating, they were being slow and delaying reports and not sending information over. "They stopped her." After making the shocking revelation, she continued: "They transferred her to another hospital to have an angiography done. "But they said the heart was fine and transferred her back and still didn't transfer her to a private hospital - then she died." Ellie suspects the hospital may have been negligent when caring for Beth. She noted how suspicious it was that Beth's hair was in "perfect" shape despite the mum undergoing "45 minutes of CPR". 6 She speculated: "They said they did 45 minutes of CPR but anyone who has ever had CPR or has seen CPR knows how brutal it is. "When I saw Beth in the morgue after she had her hair in two French plaits and they were perfect. "There is no way they did CPR for 45 minutes, I know that," she defiantly stated. She added that medical reports rules out food poisoning as a cause of death - but they still not confirm how exactly the mum died. Ellie continued: "We got to see Beth for 30 seconds in the morgue then the guy [clicked his fingers] at us and handed us a corner of the bodybag that was zipped open and me, Beth's mum, Luke and a translator had to lift her body into a coffin." The mourning friend said: "Losing her was traumatic enough but going over to Istanbul and seeing first hand the lack of respect and having to go the next day to the forensic examiner officer and saying 'do not take any organs'. "They wanted to bury her or cremate her within 24 hours, we had to fight to repatriate her and pay ourselves." The grieving friend and family were left in shock when British coroners found that her heart had been taken. "Luke has gone through something that no person should ever have to go through and he has done it with dignity and strength and pride for Beth," Ellie said. "I swear to you, between her family and Luke and myself we are not letting this go." She promised to not back down until she received answers for her friend's death. "No way am I going to let them get away with taking her heart, lying about what happened and treating her as if she was somebody with no dignity," she stated. "We will get answers." Beth's husband Luke described the ordeal as the "worst week of his life" and the family are now desperate for answers. In a post on social media on May 11, he said: "It broke me." He wrote: 'Anyone that knows me knows I'm not one for posting my life on social media, however word travels fast and I figured it's probably best if it comes from me. 'Two weeks ago me, my wife and two kids set out for a family holiday to Turkey. Only three of us made it back." He added: "I lost my wife, my children lost their mum, we lost the biggest piece of the puzzle that was our family. 'It has been the worst and most traumatic week of my entire life, and to top it off. I had to break the news to my babies that their mum isn't coming home, it broke me. "Even more so when I had to say goodbye to them so they could be brought home by family. 'I stayed in Turkey another two days to ensure she was brought back, and booked myself on the same flight home. Knowing my wife was still on my flight but I couldn't be next to her broke me even more. 'The harsh reality of coming home and the world's still spinning as if nothing has happened is horrible." A Go Fund Me has been set up to support the family, which has already seen nearly £140k raised. 6
Gulf Insider
19-05-2025
- Health
- Gulf Insider
Tattoos May Be Linked To Cancer - Here's Why...
'I got tattooed during a time in my life when I wasn't fully informed about what was going into my body or what I was allowing onto my skin. Back then, it was about art, self-expression, and creative identity.' 'Today, I see it differently. Tattoos are not harmless,' Ellie Grey a book author, wrote on Grey, many people choose to get tattoos as self-expression, acts of remembrance, or transformation. But even when the meaning runs deep, tattoos can have consequences—some only now coming to light. Many tattoo inks contain chemicals that have been classified as carcinogenic—or cancer-causing—by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. A 2024 study by Swedish researchers found that 21 percent of participants with malignant lymphoma had tattoos compared with 17 percent of controls. The risk was highest—an 81 percent increase—among those who got their first tattoo within two years of diagnosis. 'We know that tattoo ink often contains toxic chemicals and that a significant portion of the injected ink is transported away from the skin by the immune system, which perceives it as a foreign substance,' Christel Nielsen, associate professor and lead author of the study, told The Epoch Times. Once ink enters the dermis, the layer of skin beneath the outer layer, the immune system attempts to clear it, sending pigment particles to nearby lymph nodes and, potentially, other organs. This may disrupt immune function and trigger systemic inflammation. Over time, the persistent presence of ink in lymphatic tissue could contribute to abnormal immune activity and increase the risk of cancers such as lymphoma and skin cancer. Are some tattoos more harmful than others? Nielsen's study found no clear link between the size of a tattoo and lymphoma risk. 'We did not observe an increased risk with larger tattoos, which was unexpected,' Nielsen said. 'That does not mean such a link doesn't exist—only that our study design may not have been able to detect it.' However, Nielsen noted that a January study published in BMC Public Health on the same topic found a different pattern, suggesting that larger tattoos may indeed be associated with a higher cancer risk. The study proposed that larger tattoos might have a stronger effect due to greater overall ink exposure or prolonged exposure from tattoos acquired over time. Tattoo risks also include infections and allergic reactions that may be difficult to treat, Dr. Bruce Brod, clinical professor of dermatology at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, told the Epoch Times. Such risks may be amplified by the amount of ink used or how deeply it's deposited—factors more likely in larger or multiple tattoos. Another factor to consider is the color of the tattoo. In a matched analysis comparing individuals with similar characteristics, those with black or grey tattoos had a 23 percent higher risk of lymphoma. Those with both black and colored tattoos had a 21 percent higher risk compared to people without tattoos. In a broader, less-controlled analysis, the risk was even higher for black and grey tattoos, showing a 32 percent increase, and lower for tattoos with both black and colored ink, with an 11 percent increase. Of note, this broader analysis may have been influenced by other factors, such as lifestyle or health differences between groups. Black ink often contains polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, which are known to be carcinogenic and can increase the risk of cancer. Colored inks, on the other hand, may contain primary aromatic amines. Both may contain metals like arsenic, lead, and chromium. 'Current regulations on tattoo ink ingredients are not sufficient,' Dr. Trisha Khanna, dermatologist and medical advisory board member at Codex Labs, told The Epoch Times. 'This is a growing concern among dermatologists.' Some warning signs people with tattoos should look out for when monitoring their skin health include persistent redness, itching, bumps, new pigmented lesions, color change, ulceration, and bleeding, Khanna said. Tattoos can also complicate the early detection of skin cancer, Brod said. Since changes in the skin may be obscured by the tattoo pigment, detecting potential issues becomes more challenging. If people notice a new or changing spot within a tattoo—or anywhere on the skin—it's crucial to seek evaluation from a dermatologist, he said. After learning about the risks, some people's first instinct might be to remove their tattoo. However, laser removal could further increase the lymphoma risk. Among tattooed participants who underwent laser treatment, the risk of lymphoma was found to be three times higher. These findings align with experimental studies showing that laser treatment breaks down azo compounds—chemicals used to color tattoos—into potentially toxic, cancer-causing substances. This breakdown may release more harmful chemicals into the body, further raising the risk. If you're already tattooed and concerned about the risks, the best approach is to focus on your overall health. 'The best thing we can do for our health, tattoos or not, is to maintain a healthy lifestyle—regular exercise and a nutritious diet,' Nielsen said. Make sure to take an active role in improving your diet to help reduce cancer risk. 'Eating more plant-based foods isn't just a trend—it's a proven strategy,' Amy Bragagnini, a clinical oncology dietitian, told The Epoch Times. 'A diet rich in colorful fruits, vegetables, nuts, beans, and whole grains has been linked to lower cancer rates.' For people considering getting a tattoo, it's important to weigh all the information before making a decision. Ultimately, the choice is personal. 'As researchers, our role is to provide knowledge so people can make informed decisions,' Nielsen said. 'If someone is concerned about potential health effects, then it may be best to refrain from tattooing to avoid future worries.' Also read: Teenagers With Mental Health Disorders Spend An Extra Hour On Social Media
