Mystery surrounds couple's deaths while on holiday in Turkey

Relatives seek answers after pair died within a day of each other

- by Tony Durkin

Mystery surrounds the death of a Lancashire couple who died within a day of each other while on holiday in Turkey.

Distraught relatives and friends are demanding answers after David Kay and Janina Acres were apparently both found unresponsive in their hotel just 24 hours apart.

The couple's bodies have since been returned to the UK - David's after his brother paid more than £3,000 for him to be repatriated and Janina’s after a Just Giving appeal - and their funerals have taken place.

However, no cause of death has been recorded and their nearest and dearest are asking: 'What happened?'.

David, 71, a retired local government officer from Morecambe who was a keen sports fan, flew off with partner Janina looking for some rest and recreation in the sunshine resort of Marmaris.

But the break turned to horror as relatives heard of their fate, with no clue as to what actually happened to them.

"We are just completely in the dark," said David's brother Alan. "David had had four cancer operations over the years but he was fit and really looking forward to the holiday.