UK couple on holiday in Egypt ‘died of carbon monoxide poisoning’
by Josh Halliday North of England correspondent and a from World news | The Guardian on (#6G969)
Susan and John Cooper from Burnley fell ill after hotel room next door was treated for bed bug infestation
A British couple who fell ill in their hotel room at a resort in Egypt died from carbon monoxide poisoning after the room next door was sprayed with pesticide to kill bed bugs, a coroner has ruled.
John Cooper, 69, and his wife, Susan, 63, from Burnley, Lancashire, had been enjoying a brilliant" holiday while staying at the Steigenberger Aqua Magic hotel in the Red Sea resort of Hurghada, the inquest into their deaths heard.
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