Overview

• The family fell ill with sickness and diarrhea days into their stay at the five-star Desert Rose Resort in Hurghada.
• Two-year-old Freya contracted E-coli on the return flight, leading to kidney failure, three weeks of dialysis and four blood transfusions.
• After weeks in hospital over Christmas, she now needs daily folic acid and annual check-ups until age 18 to monitor long-term effects.
• Parents Victoria Finnigan and Thomas Sloan have retained international lawyer Jatinder Paul of Irwin Mitchell to seek accountability.
• While Thomas recovered within weeks of returning home to Twickenham, Freya’s rapid deterioration required emergency ambulance transfer and prolonged care.