A man has spoken of his heartbreak after his partner died just days after his proposal when she used the wrong spoon to stir a cup of tea.
Craig McKinnon, 24, had whisked his girlfriend Jess, 24, away to South Africa for a romantic holiday when she suffered a fatal allergic reaction.Jess, who had an acute dairy allergy, was rushed to the hospital after using a contaminated spoon to stir her tea.
Doctors battled to save her but she was pronounced dead shortly on New Year's Eve.Heartbroken Craig says they had been a week into their dream South Africa trip when he had popped the question on December 27, at the God’s Window viewpoint in Mpumalanga.
Speaking to the Mirror he said: “Lots of her family live in South Africa and she hadn’t been back in six years, so I knew there was no better place to propose.“My voice cracked as I got down on one knee and asked, ‘Will you marry me?’ She said, ‘Oh my God’ and started crying before she said yes.
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