Kate Valerio, a 31 year old bank worker, was shocked to discover her true heritage after taking a DNA test. Growing up in Pombal, Portugal, she always felt different from her blue-eyed, blonde-haired siblings due to her dark hair and green eyes.
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A mum-of-three has spoke of her traumatic five-year battle to prove her parents were killed by bed bug spray in a hotel while on holiday in Egypt.
John Cooper, 69, and Susan, 63, had been enjoying a "brilliant" time at the Steigenberger Aqua Magic Hotel in the Red Sea resort of Hurghada with their grandchildren and family friends.
An inquest into their deaths this month heard how they were were poisoned as they slept after the room next door to them was sprayed with pesticide and chemicals to kill a bed bug infestation.
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The deadly vapour crept into their room under an adjoining locked door, Preston Coroner's Court heard. Dr James Adeley, senior coroner for Lancashire, ruled that the deaths in August 2018 were caused by the spraying of the pesticide containing the chemical dichloromethane in the adjoining room and the couple then inhaling the vapour, resulting in their deaths from carbon monoxide poisoning.
The verdict came after an Egyptian probe had said the Burnley couple's deaths were caused by E. coli. Medics there even told daughter Kelly Ormerod they were the result of a suicide pact.
And now, after a surge in bed bugs in the UK, shattered Kelly is warning people to call in specialist firms to deal with them rather than risking tragedy themselves, whatever the price. The 46-year-old told the Mirror: "I still suffer from the trauma of seeing them die in such a dreadful way.
"Our family is broken without them. I’m still in so much pain over the thought their deaths could have been prevented but I’m glad we now finally have the answers. We’ve been given closure in
Kate Valerio, a 31 year old bank worker, was shocked to discover her true heritage after taking a DNA test. Growing up in Pombal, Portugal, she always felt different from her blue-eyed, blonde-haired siblings due to her dark hair and green eyes.
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A mum whose parents died after being poisoned by bed bug spray on a family holiday says she takes a scoop of their ashes with her on her own trips round the world.
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