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Turkish health officials release statement on British mum whose 'heart went missing' after mysterious death

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Updated 10:23 24 May 2025 GMT+1Published 10:16 24 May 2025 GMT+1

Turkish health officials release statement on British mum whose 'heart went missing' after mysterious death

British mum Beth Martin died on a family holiday to Turkey after her 'heart went missing'

Anish Vij

Anish Vij

Turkish health officials have released a statement on the British mum whose heart 'went missing' in mysterious circumstances.

Beth Martin, from Portsmouth, was on a family holiday in Turkey with her husband Luke and their two young children, eight and five.

Just hours in to their trip, however, the 28-year-old fell ill and became 'delirious' the next morning.

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Her husband ordered her an ambulance and followed her with his children in a taxi to the hospital.

He wasn't to know that when Beth was loaded into the ambulance, it would be the last time he saw her.

After the mum was reportedly moved into the intensive care unit, Luke and the family returned to the hotel because they had allegedly been banned from being with her.

The following morning, they visited the hospital and Beth was nowhere to be seen.

They were told that she had allegedly been moved to another hospital after 'concerns with her heart', and had tragically died.

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British mum Beth Martin died on a family holiday to Turkey after her 'heart went missing' (GoFundMe)
British mum Beth Martin died on a family holiday to Turkey after her 'heart went missing' (GoFundMe)

"And then we find out, even after I gave explicit consent, as did Luke, that they do not touch any of her organs, we find out that when we get back to the UK that they have stolen her heart," Ellie Grey, a grieving friend, said on Facebook.

"Which is very odd, because they claimed she had a heart problem. She didn't, but that's what they claimed."

The Turkish health ministry has now issued a statement and claiming that Beth died of 'cardiac arrest due to multiple organ failure'.

As reported by The Sun, it said: "The patient was recorded in the hospital records as a ‘forensic case’ in line with the statement of Martin’s wife that they may have been poisoned by a meal they ate in their country before the trip, and the initial findings."

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Turkish health officials have release statement (GoFundMe)
Turkish health officials have release statement (GoFundMe)

They added: "A preliminary autopsy [without incision] was performed at the hospital in accordance with the forensic case procedure and his wife’s request in this regard.

"The exact cause of Martin’s death could not be determined with the current findings in the preliminary autopsy, which was carried out with the participation of the Public Prosecutor and the forensic medicine doctor."

The ministry claimed that Beth 'did not undergo any surgical procedures during her treatment at the hospital, and there was no question of any organs being removed'.

Beth's family have since launched a GoFundMe page as they look to bring her body back to the UK.

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"Beth’s death is now being investigated as a potential negligence by the hospital," the fundraiser page read.

At the time of writing, £243,870 has been raised from a £250K target.

Featured Image Credit: GoFundMe

Topics: UK News, Travel, GoFundMe

Anish Vij
Anish Vij

Anish is a Journalist at LADbible Group and is a GG2 Young Journalist of the Year 2025. He has a Master's degree in Multimedia Journalism and a Bachelor's degree in International Business Management. Apart from that, his life revolves around the ‘Four F’s’ - family, friends, football and food. Email: [email protected]

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