A mother of two tragically died while undergoing weight loss surgery in Turkey.

Emma Morrissey, from Cheshire, died last summer after a surgeon accidentally punctured her abdomen while carrying out gastric sleeve surgery, for which she was not eligible on the NHS.

Antalya’s private hospital tried to claim the 44-year-old woman died of “natural” causes and not the “massive bleeding” that actually killed her, a coroner has warned.

Jacqueline Devonish, Cheshire’s chief coroner, has written to the company that organized the procedure, Regenesis Health Travel, for failing to carry out the necessary checks to ensure that Ms Morrissey was fit to undergo the operation.

He warned there was a risk of future deaths in similar circumstances unless “action is taken”.

Emma Morrissey, from Cheshire, died last summer after a surgeon accidentally punctured her abdomen while carrying out gastric sleeve surgery, for which she was not eligible on the NHS.

Antalya’s private hospital tried to claim the 44-year-old woman died of “natural” causes and not the “massive bleeding” that actually killed her, a coroner has warned.

A coroner’s report details that Morrissey flew to Turkey on July 6 last year for gastric sleeve surgery, which involves removing a large part of the stomach.

Those who undergo the procedure cannot eat as much as before and feel fuller sooner.

It is only available on the NHS to those who are obese and have tried all other weight loss methods, agree to make healthy lifestyle changes after surgery and are fit and healthy enough to have the operation. .

Mrs Morrissey did not meet these criteria, so she arranged the operation at the private Termessos hospital through the health tourism company Regenisis.

Its website states that it offers “all flights, 24/7 transportation service, interpreter service, and accommodations to offer our patients maximum comfort and care.”

But during his operation on July 7, a surgeon pierced his abdomen with a medical instrument.

This caused internal bleeding which led to Mrs Morrissey’s death the following day.

The coroner said there is a risk of future deaths unless action is taken.

Devonish detailed that Regenesis UK relied on information Morrissey provided about her health and “did not do any independent research” to confirm that she was medically fit to undergo the operation.

Furthermore, there is no evidence that the form Ms. Morrissey had to fill out about her health was created by an expert and did not ask about her family history.

The coroner also attacked the Turkish authorities.

“There has been no evidence of an investigation into the death on the operating table by the Turkish Ministry of Health, the private Termessos hospital or Regenesis UK even though Regenesis had been informed that the death had been caused by the surgeon. during the operation,” he wrote. .

Doctors at the hospital also failed to properly prepare Ms Morrissey’s body for return to the UK, meaning she was at risk of decomposition and a health risk to professionals receiving her body in Britain.

The surgeons also claimed that the gastric sleeve operation was not completely carried out because of Ms. Morrissey’s bleeding, according to the report. But UK experts found it to be complete and the Turkish team was unable to identify the correct site of the bleeding.

Doctors in Turkey reported that Morrissey died of natural causes, even though the “massive bleeding” caused during the operation was unnatural, Devonish said.

She said: “The evidence before the investigation was that three incisions had been made to the abdomen, two of which were with a sharp instrument.”

Issued a future death prevention report to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), Warrington Council and Private Termessos Hastanesi.

He concluded that they have the power to take action to prevent similar deaths in the future and ordered them to respond to him by October 30.

MailOnline has contacted Regenesis for comment.