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Paige Oldfield & Gemma Ryder

Family of man in coma after suffering three cardiac arrests in Turkey left 'in limbo'

The family of a British man who has been in a coma in Turkey for the last three months say they have been left in a 'state of limbo' with laws in the country dictating that life support cannot be turned off.

Mark Dixon retired with his wife Brenda to Turkey and had been enjoying life there when he suffered three cardiac arrests on November 19, 2022. The 60-year-old was rushed to hospital and placed into a coma but sadly hasn't woken up since.

His family say that doctors believe he has suffered brain damage and will never be able to function independently. But they claim that they've been told Islamic law will not allow him to be taken off of life support - leaving them in an agonising state of limbo.

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