A British woman died from an infection in her abdomen just days after getting weight-loss surgery in Turkey, an inquest heard.
Morgan Ribeiro, from Croydon, south London, travelled to Istanbul on January 5, 2024 for a £2,500 gastric sleeve operation.
Three days after the surgery, the 20-year-old was given medical clearance to fly back to the UK by her operating doctor.
But during her return flight to London Gatwick with her partner, Jamie Brewster, she became ‘very unwell’.
The aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing in Belgrade, Serbia, where she was admitted to an intensive care unit, and she died on January
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