Mum's heartbreaking plea after daughter dies in Thailand after taking cocktail of drugs
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A grief-stricken mother has begged Brits to ignore persistent drug dealers while on holiday - as her daughter died after taking a cocktail of drugs. Anita Turner, 64, says her heart is "just broken in two" as she grieves 36-year-old Rebecca, who died shortly after taking what she thought was cocaine in Thailand with her boyfriend Sam Melnick. The couple's bodies were found in their hotel room in Bangkok.
It is believed it was actually a combination of nine drugs and now Anita, who is from Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, wants more done to stamp out the pestering of tourists to buy substances in tourist hotspots, like places in Bangkok. Anita said: "Please, whatever you do, please don't take something. It's really not worth the risk. This is happening so much. There is a massive drug problem out there and you just don't know what you're getting or how strong it is; you need to be really careful.".
The mum, who is a retired delivery driver, has encouraged young people to resist temptation to give in to dealers on holiday. Rebecca had been in Thailand a few months when she died on March 15 - and was due home on April 16. Inquests into the deaths of Rebecca and Sam, a self-employed gas-engineer and plumber, will resume in January.
Fighting back the tears, Anita said: "My heart is just broken in two - I can't believe I'll never see her again. Every morning I wake up and see a picture of her and just cry and cry. It's killing me. The pain of losing a child is indescribable. You can't imagine such pain until it happens to you.
