British pensioner who died in Cyprus allegedly repatriated to Britain without heart

The body of a 76-year-old British pensioner who died while on holiday in Paralimni was allegedly returned to the UK without his heart, British media reported on Monday.

Michael Graley, from Greater Manchester, had been visiting Cyprus with his family and reportedly died shortly after being admitted to Paralimni hospital.

According to his wife Yvonne, 73, a post-mortem examination was carried out in Cyprus, but British officials later noticed that the death certificate had been issued without a cause of death.

As a result, she said, a second examination was required by the coroner’s office in Rochdale.

That examination allegedly revealed that her husband’s heart was missing, leaving the coroner unable to determine a cause of death.

Yvonne told British media she was “in shock”, adding that Cypriot police had later informed her that her husband’s heart had been sent to a research facility.

As of Monday afternoon, police were unable to provide further information in response to the Cyprus Mail’s request for comment.