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Antony Thrower

Mother's warning after son dies following botched weight loss surgery in Turkey

A devastated mother whose son died after a botched weight loss operation in Turkey has warned others against travelling for surgery.

Joe Thornley, 25, went to Istanbul to have a large portion of his stomach cut away as part of the gastric sleeve procedure.

His mum, Julie, was told her son had suffered a cardiac arrest, although a post mortem found the cause of death was from internal bleeding.

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