A Minster woman who is trying to determine what caused her mother’s sudden death 18 months ago on holiday in Spain has suffered a setback.

Last month we reported Martine Ingram has been requesting results of blood samples from her mother Lorraine Ingram, 71, who passed away in her hotel room in Gran Canaria a few hours after a doctor had given her two injections after she complained of an upset stomach.

She said the Spanish authorities have now told the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, who are working on her behalf, that no samples were taken and they will need to instruct a solicitor in Spain if they wish to pursue the matter.

Mrs Ingram does not believe this is the case because the preliminary report, which listed the cause of death as a heart attack, states that samples were taken to reach a definitive conclusion and questioned why the full report was not published for another nine months.

She said: “Why was there a wait of nine months if nothing was taken? There would have been no need to wait for anything.

“Now they are saying this, it’s very frustrating but I’m absolutely up for the fight.”

She said her next step will be to discuss what to do with her family before potentially going ahead with hiring a solicitor.