A family have been left devastated after a mother-of-four died months after travelling to Turkey for weight loss surgery. Shannon Meenan Browse, 32, died at the end of August.
The mum had gone to Turkey earlier this year for gastric sleeve surgery but became so ill in the aftermath she 'starved' and was left unable to eat without vomiting.
Her husband Don and father Shane, speaking to Belfast Live, said her vomiting became so severe that her teeth rotted and her hair fell out before she tragically died of multiple organ failure on August 25.
Her family say Shannon had the surgery in order to try and help with weight loss. They are now warning others about the dangers associated with the surgery and travelling abroad for procedures. Join our WhatsApp Top Stories and Breaking News group by clicking this link Before having the surgery, they say Shannon, from Derry, Northern Ireland, had been successfully losing weight through an exercise programme with a personal trainer.
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