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Ellie Crabbe

Four Britons died within months after Cape Verde stomach bugs, law firm says

Six Britons who have died after holidays to Cape Verde since January 2023 (Alamy/PA) -

Four British people have died within four months after being struck down with stomach bugs while on holiday in Cape Verde, lawyers representing their families have said.

Elena Walsh, 64, from Birmingham, Mark Ashley, 55, of Bedfordshire, 64-year-old Karen Pooley, from Gloucestershire, and a 56-year-old man all died last year after contracting severe gastric illnesses while on the islands off the coast of west Africa.

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