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Erin Gibson is the mum of 20-year-old Morgan Ribeiro, who died after going to Turkey for a gastric sleeve operation earlier this January.

She鈥檇 been approved to have weight loss surgery on the NHS 鈥� but was told it wouldn鈥檛 happen for two years.

She paid 拢2,500 to have the procedure carried out in Turkey. Four days after the operation, she was assessed as fine to fly home.

She became severely unwell on the flight and the pilot was forced to make an emergency landing in Serbia.

Medics in Serbia carried out emergency surgery, but Morgan died 5 days later.

Speaking to Kaye Adams on 5 Live, Erin said: 鈥淚 cannot describe the pain, the intense pain that hit my heart straight away.鈥�

鈥淚鈥檓 trying to get as much awareness and get people behind to stop this from happening, it鈥檚 got to stop.鈥�

Waiting lists for bariatric surgery on the NHS can exceed four years in some areas.

The price to have it done privately in the UK is between 拢10,000 and 拢15,000 but it can cost as little as 拢2,000 to book weight-loss surgery in Turkey.

The agency involved in setting up Morgan鈥檚 operation told us: 鈥淭hey say they're deeply saddened by Morgan's death and have passed their heartfelt condolences to her partner and to her family.鈥�

鈥淭hey say the doctor she chose had over 27 years鈥� experience, and carried out the operation in a hospital which was fully licenced by the Turkish Ministry of Health.鈥�

鈥淭hey also say an investigation is now underway, but it would be inappropriate for them to comment any further before those investigations are complete.鈥�

This clip is originally from 5 Live Naga Munchetty on Tuesday 30th January 2024.

If you've been affected by anything discussed in the video, you can find help and support at https://bbc.co.uk/actionline/

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