A one-year-old British girl has died and two other children have been left with serious health problems after falling ill while staying at a five-star resort in Egypt. Ariella Mann died from Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome (HUS), a rare kidney condition caused by an E. coli infection, after returning from a holiday at the Jaz Makadi Aquaviva resort in Hurghada.
Ariella fell ill during the second week of a two-week all-inclusive holiday booked through TUI UK Limited, which cost £6,000. She experienced fever, diarrhoea, vomiting and dehydration, and was treated multiple times at the hotel's medical clinic. The family cut their trip short and flew home on January 5, but Ariella was transferred to a specialist children's hospital two days later, placed in an induced coma, and died on January 8.
Two other British children, Chloe Crook, two, from Kent, and Arthur Broughton, six, from Derbyshire, also contracted HUS after staying at the same resort between July 2024 and January 2026. Chloe temporarily lost her sight and speech, suffered seizures, and required emergency dialysis. Arthur was placed on a ventilator and has had to relearn to walk and speak after the illness affected his brain.
The families have instructed lawyers to investigate the cause of the illnesses. TUI UK Limited, which arranged all three holidays, said it is looking into the cases and offered refunds as a gesture of goodwill, which were declined. The resort's management has been informed of the incidents.
