Tests show E coli killed British tourist couple, says Egypt prosecutor

Deaths of John and Susan Cooper while on holiday at Red Sea hotel blamed on bacteriaThe deaths of a British couple who were staying at a hotel in Egypt’s Red Sea resort of Hurghada were caused by E coli bacteria, according to test results released by Egypt’s chief prosecutor on Wednesday.John Cooper, 69, had acute intestinal dysentery caused by E coli, and 63-year-old Susan Cooper had haemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), probably because of E coli, said the Egyptian general prosecutor N