Overview
- Area coroner Nicholas Walker adjourned the Winchester inquest after a Turkish lawyer warned the proceedings could prejudice active criminal and civil cases, with a new date to follow updates from Turkey.
- The Turkish Ministry of Health is running an investigation, and widower Neil Dowell has brought civil action against BHT Clinic in Istanbul.
- The inquest’s scope now includes whether Britons receive adequate information before choosing elective surgery abroad.
- Hayley Dowell, 38, died in Istanbul around 3 October 2023 after complications following a Brazilian butt‑lift, tummy tuck and liposuction reportedly costing more than £7,000.
- A preliminary hearing was told she suffered an embolism, and family members say she may not have consented to all three procedures.