A pre-inquest review has been held into the death of a two-year-old girl who died following a family holiday to Turkey.
Allie Brenda Birchall, from Atherton, near Wigan, fell ill shortly after returning from the trip in July 2019.
She died at Royal Manchester Children's Hospital on August 3.
Her heartbroken mother Katie Dawson says she is desperate for answers as to how her little girl died.
Now the tragic case has gone before a coroner, who will examine the circumstances surrounding Allie’s death.
Coroner Zak Golombeck opened the review at Manchester Coroners' Court on Monday (May 24).
The short hearing was told pathologist Dr Melanie Newbould had given Allie's cause of death as 'encephalopathy and other complications associated with haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) due to toxins produced from E. Coli'.
The court heard evidence from a report by consultant microbiologist, Dr Vanya Gant, which said the strain of E. Coli was 'almost certainly acquired in Turkey'.
Dr Gant described it as 'a rare serotype not previously seen in the UK'.
Ian Denham, a barrister representing Allie's family, told the inquest that other family members had also fallen ill around the time of the holiday.
He said the family had concerns regarding standards of hygiene at the resort.
Mr Golombeck said the scope of he inquest would be extended to look at how, when and where Allie came to be exposed to the E. Coli pathogen, and whether her death was avoidable.
He requested evidence from Ms Dawson, Dr Melanie Newbould, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Jet2 and Dr Vanya Gant.
Mr Golombeck adjourned the inquest with a date for a full hearing yet to be set.
