Brit mum Beth Martin's ‘cause of death' revealed as Turkey agrees to return heart after it was removed to family's fury
TRAGIC Beth Martin's "cause of death" has finally been revealed - after the Brit mum died in Turkey and was repatriated allegedly without her heart.
The mum-of-two, 28, fell ill while on a plane to Istanbul before she was rushed to a two-star-rated public hospital where she mysteriously died.
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A bombshell report has now claimed that the mum died due to to food poisoning, according to local media outlet Sozcu.
It said that they had found no evidence she died from "traumatic effects".
The report said: "It has been concluded that Martin's death occurred as a result of food poisoning and its complications."
It reportedly noted that the full examination of Martin's heart had been completed.
And it added that her previously missing heart that was examined would be delivered on Friday back to UK authorities.
Beth was wheeled to Marmara University Pendik Training and Research Hospital on April 27 - a low-rated public hospital built on the outskirts of the Turkish capital.
After scrambling for an ambulance, she was finally admitted to the hospital, which offers Istanbul's International Patient Service serving foreign patients.
The doctors are understood to have checked her heart by performing an angiogram - a form of X-ray that shows blood vessels.
After doing the checks, the doctors told husband Luke they did not find anything suspicious.
She died the next day - leaving her husband Luke to explain the tragedy to their two young children, aged 8 and 5.
Her family claims they were left completely in the dark by Turkish authorities throughout the whole ordeal.
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