A heartbroken mum warned others against dangerous weight loss surgery after her 25-year-old son died following an operation in Turkey.
Joe Thornley, from Derbyshire, had flown out to Istanbul to undergo a gastric sleeve procedure. The surgery involves a large part of the stomach being removed, with some Turkish hospitals offering gastric sleeves and bypasses for £3k.
As NHS waiting lists for weight loss surgeries continue to grow, many UK residents are instead opting to pay for the procedure abroad.
After Joe was taken in for his surgery, doctors informed his devastated mum Julia that he had suffered a cardiac arrest and was unable to be saved.
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