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Daily Mail
09-08-2025
- Daily Mail
Woman slammed for flying after staying at bed bug infested hotel... as many worry she spread them on plane
An American woman has been fiercely slammed for allegedly flying home after staying at a bed bug infested hotel on vacation, with many worried she spread them to others on the plane. Kassidy King recently went viral on TikTok after she shared a series of videos that showed bugs crawling all over her hotel room during her trip to Paris, France. She also uploaded footage that showed her entire body covered in tiny bites, leaving people all across the web horrified. But what left social media users even more unsettled was that Kassidy seemingly came back to the US without properly cleaning her clothes or belongings. She also allegedly didn't warn the airline or her fellow passengers on her flight back, potentially exposing hoards of other people to bed bugs. One disgruntled viewer reposted one of her videos to Reddit under the forum called TikTokCringe and shared their outrage, and it sparked a heated conversation about how she should have handled the situation. 'This video and her follow-up videos made my skin crawl,' they captioned one of Kassidy's clips, which showed tiny black insects scurrying on the bed frame. 'This TikTokker went to Paris and filmed bed bugs crawling around in her room. She posted a follow-up video when she returned back to the US with her body covered (literally covered) in bites. She had bites all over her face, too. 'In her most recent video, she admits to bringing everything back with her and only treating her luggage and belongings after she returned to the US. 'People in the comments asked if she had informed the airline and she said she didn't but said she might.' The video in which Kassidy discussed her flight back to the US and how she treated her belongings has since been taken down, so the Daily Mail was not able to verify what she said in it. The Daily Mail has reached out to Kassidy for comment. The Reddit post got over 1,000 comments, and many other users were quick to slam Kassidy. 'She should be on a no-fly list. Literally a biological public health hazard,' scathed one person. 'Ugh she is one of the worst type of people. They don't care about anyone but themselves and will do something like this so selfishly again,' added another. 'Poor people who sat on that plane after her or in airport seats. THIS is how bed bugs spread so bad,' wrote someone else. 'I really hope he was charged or faced some consequence? To do this so openly and get away with it is concerning,' a fourth comment read. A fifth said, 'Do this kind of people lack common sense? Incredibly irresponsible behavior, not to mention absolutely insane to just bring your luggage home without precautions. 'She'll be dealing with bed bugs for a while. It is because of idiots like this that they spread like wildfire.' 'Really stupid move,' a different user commented. 'That's absolutely selfish and disgusting... she basically turned herself into a walking bed bug delivery service,' slammed someone else. 'Not telling the airline means she potentially infected every passenger and crew member on that flight.'
Daily Mail
07-06-2025
- Health
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Hotel guest who was bitten 30 times by bed bugs in infested room tells how she woke up to see them 'crawling on the bed'
A woman was left with more than 30 red and itchy bites on her body after staying in a hotel room infested with bed bugs. Sharon Aggarwal, 53, shut herself in the bathroom for two hours after she woke up in the middle of the night 'scratching' at a three-star hotel in Henley-on-Thames. The IT worker, who frequently travels to the picturesque town in Oxfordshire for work, said she pulled back the sheet and could see several bugs 'crawling on the bed'. Mrs Aggarwal said she squashed a large one on the pillow and was horrified to see blood spurt out of it. The 53-year-old from the Midlands was staying at The Catherine Wheel last month - a historic 12th century pub and guesthouse that is now owned by JD Wetherspoon. Mrs Aggarwal told MailOnline: 'I suddenly woke up in the middle of the night - all itchy. 'I pulled the sheet back and all I could see were these things crawling on the bed. It was pretty gross. I squished on of them and blood spurted out onto me. 'After seeing them all over the news a couple of years ago, I was like oh no, I know what this is. 'I looked at my hand and I could see these bites. Then there was this quite big one on the pillow. I was like "oh God that was right by my head". 'At this point, I just went into the bathroom and shut the door. It was around 3am in the middle of the night. I just stayed there until 5am until the sun started to come up. 'I was covered in bites. I had like two on my face, three or four on my neck and another three around the waistband of my pyjamas. 'Then about ten on one hand and around seven or eight on the other.' Mrs Aggarwal said the bites were unlike anything that she had experienced before - and the itching only started to subside when she went to the pharmacist. 'I've been bitten by mosquitos in the past but these were the most itchy things. 'They came up like big welts on my face so I also went to the pharmacist to take some antihistamines. 'I had to take them every six hours.' Mrs Aggarwal said she managed to trap one of the bed bugs under a pint glass and showed it to the night porter at The Catherine Wheel. She said she also called the JD Wetherspoon customer service line to complain and left a note at reception when she checked out. 'I did not hear back from the Catherine Wheel for ages. It's not exactly the Ritz but I would expect it to be clean,' she said. 'This is a popular hotel and they have a busy summer period coming up. Obviously they have the Henley Regatta and Festival. 'The hotel did get back to me and admitted they did have bed bugs in the room but could not find them. 'I said sleep in the bed and you'll find them. I heard that environmental health are investigating as well and will eradicate the bugs. 'I've since heard back from Wetherspoons and they have offered to reimburse me for the night and the room.' A spokesman for Wetherspoons confirmed the presence of bed bugs in the room and said it had been 'immediately taken out of use'. He said: 'We were informed by a guest staying in the hotel on May 6 of the suspected presence of bed bugs in her room. 'This was confirmed after her departure and the room was immediately taken out of use. 'We are liaising directly with the guest concerned to address her concerns. Like all hotel operators, Wetherspoons has procedures in place to minimise this problem. 'These include daily checks by trained staff when servicing hotel rooms and regular preventative visits by qualified contracts, which means episodes such as this are rare.'
