A former Thomas Cook agent and her husband died in Egypt from carbon monoxide poisoning after the room next to theirs was fumigated following a report of a bed bug infestation, an inquest has ruled.
Susan Cooper, who worked at a Thomas Cook agency in Burnley, was on holiday with her husband John when tragedy struck
Susan Cooper, who worked at Thomas Cook agency in Burnley, was on holiday with her husband John at the Aqua Magic Hotel in Hurghada when they fell ill in August 2018.
Preston Coroner’s Court heard how the room next to theirs had been fumigated with a pesticide, called Lambda, on the eighth day of their holiday following a report of a bedbug infestation.
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