Family of Tunisia terror attack victim sue travel operator
Our thoughts remain with all of those who were affected by the horrific incident
THE family of a Nottinghamshire social worker who died in a terror attack while on holiday in Tunisia with his wife and son are suing travel operator TUI.
They are among a number of relatives of victims either killed or seriously injured who are seeking damages.
John Stollery, 58, worked for Nottinghamshire County Council for more than three decades.
He had been on holiday with wife, Cheryl, and their son, Matt, when extremist Seifeddine Rezgui opened fire at the five-star Riu Imperial Marhaba Hotel on June 26, 2015.
Cheryl and Matt both survived the attack.
The case centres on allegations about security at the hotel and claims about what was known about
TUI UK spokesman
previous attacks in Tunisia.
The families also claim there was a “lack of information” presented to customers at the time they booked their holidays.
Kylie Hutchison, a specialist international personal injury lawyer at Irwin Mitchell, representing the families affected, said: “On behalf of our clients who lost members of their families and those who suffered injuries in this terrible incident, we have now served formal civil proceedings on TUI claiming damages.
“The damages claimed will help compensate them for their suffering, their financial losses and help survivors meet the costs of specialist treatments and therapies to aid their recoveries.”
A TUI UK spokesman added: “We remain truly saddened by what happened on that fateful day in Sousse in June 2015 when 30 of our customers lost their lives in a terrorist attack which started on a public beach.
“Our thoughts remain with all of those who were affected by the horrific incident. As this is now subject to legal proceedings it would be inappropriate to comment further at this stage except to say we will fully cooperate with the judicial process.”