A British couple who died on holiday in Egypt were staying next to a hotel room that had been treated for bed bugs only a few hours earlier, an inquest has heard.
Burnley couple John and Susan Cooper, aged 69 and 63, died after staying at the Steigenberger Aqua Magic Hotel in the Red Sea resort of Hurghada, Blackburn Coroner's Court heard.A report heard at a previous hearing suggested that they didn't die either from carbon monoxide poisoning or food poisoning.The report said possible exposure to an "infectious biological agent or toxic chemicals" could have caused their deaths.
She said her mother was in bed, "groaning", with vomit in her hair and around the room, where she noticed a strange "heavy" smell.Two doctors were summoned but they were in "panic mode", Ms Ormerod said, as her parents further deteriorated and her father struggled to breathe.Tearfully, Ms Ormerod added: "His eyes kind of... a glazed, staring look.
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