A Turkish hotel has been forced to take special measures after a laser pointer damaged a child’s eye.
Gayle Kelly Hole took her eight year old son Alfie to have an eye examination, where the optometrist expressed concerns about his left eye. A scan at their local hospital in Devon revealed that a hole in his left retina had likely been caused by laser pointers, which children at the Turkish resort had been playing with.
A TUI spokesperson said: ‘We are very sorry to hear of Ms Hole’s experience and we can confirm that our hotel partner is no longer selling these products. We will be in contact with the customer to apologise for their experience. The safety and wellbeing of our customers is always our number one priority and we’d like to reassure customers we carry out regular health and safety audits at all of the hotels we feature.’