Woman ‘who refused help for her sick husband while on holiday in Turkey’ wakes up to find him lying dead in bed next to her
British tourist Mark Jevis James, 47, told staff he felt ill the night before his sudden death and had even collapsed in front of them in the lobby
A BRITISH man died in his sleep after his wife allegedly refused to call for treatment when he fell ill on holiday in Turkey.
British tourist Mark Jevis James, 47, told staff he felt ill the night before his sudden death and had even collapsed in front of them in the lobby.
But according to local media, his wife had refused an offer to call emergency services, saying her husband was fine after taking illegally sold prescription medicine.
According to local reports, Mr James eventually got back up after collapsing in the hotel lobby and the couple went off to their room in the quiet tourist resort of Marmaris, a port town on south-western Turkey’s Mediterranean coast.
But the holiday turned into a nightmare when Mrs James woke up to find her husband lying dead in bed the next morning.
A medical team rushed to the hotel but were only able to confirm his death.
Police were called to the hotel to investigate and officers found prescription drugs in the couple’s hotel room.
Their investigation led them to a local pharmacy where they found out that the drugs had been sold without a prescription, and therefore illegally, by a pharmacy technician.
Police have since detained the technician, whose name was not released.
Mr James’s body was sent to the Mugla Forensic Medicine Institute for an autopsy. The cause of death has not yet been established and an investigation is ongoing.