The family of a Scots woman who suffered an 'agonising' death during weight-loss surgery in Turkey have spoken out for the first time- hailing their 'wonderful' daughter.
01.05.2024 - 08:51 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A teenager who was suffering seizures was pronounced dead after waiting almost 14 hours for an ambulance, an inquest has heard. Two desperate 999 calls were made to help 19-year-old Bradley Holder.
He had been acting erratically while his breathing had been described as 'on and off' during the episode. At one point, a friend warned the 999 call handler 'there will be a death if an ambulance isn't sent', Stoke-on-Trent Live reports.
A coroner has now ruled that the ambulance service responsible acted in 'gross failure neglect' over the way it handled the situation. Bradley's heartbroken mum, Joanne Gillies, described her son as 'loving, caring and outgoing'.
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"Bradley loved fishing and he loved football," she said. "He loved chilling and socialising with his friends. He was loving, caring, and outgoing. He was a good boy, a really bubbly boy, and a lovely son. If they'd answered that first call then they could've saved my son."
The inquest heard how Bradley, from Stoke, was acting erratically at a house in High Lane, Burslem, when the alarm was raised. He began to 'throw his arms around and was shouting and gurning'.
According to witness statements, Bradley, of Beaconsfield Drive, Blurton, was 'rolling around on the floor in shards of glass'. His breathing was 'off and on', and he was having seizures.
A first 999 call was made to West Midlands Ambulance Service (WMAS) at 7.26pm on December 18 2022, which was changed from Category One to a Category Two. It meant an ambulance should have been with the former Haywood Academy student by 7.46pm to 8.06pm.
But when paramedics failed to arrive, a second call was made at 11.13pm. A
The family of a Scots woman who suffered an 'agonising' death during weight-loss surgery in Turkey have spoken out for the first time- hailing their 'wonderful' daughter.
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