Neighbours of woman who died after bum lift in Turkey say she was 'stunning' and didn't need the operation

Neighbours of the mother-of-three who reportedly died after travelling to Turkey for cosmetic surgery say she was "stunning" and "didn't need" the operation.

Leah Cambridge, 29, is said to have died after undergoing a "Brazilian bum lift" at a clinic in Izmir that claims to be popular with stars from The Only Way is Essex.

Neighbours branded her death a "tragic waste of life."

One female neighbour said her partner Scott Franks, 31, had tried to talk her out of the surgery.

She said: "He said that he had told her not to go. A few days ago, he told us what had happened and was just stunned. 'She's died, she's died' he kept saying."

Another neighbour said: "I'm just so shocked, she was a beautiful woman, absolutely stunning, and your heart goes out to those three little ones.

"Young people like her need telling, all these TV shows and celebrities are putting pressure on these girls to go out and have these expensive treatments.

"She didn't need it, she was beautiful how she was."

The procedure reshapes the buttocks by transferring fat from areas including the stomach and back. It has become an increasingly popular technique for achieving an hourglass figure.

It is thought that the 29-year-old died in the operating theatre after collapsing shortly after the start of the procedure - though the exact cause of her death is unknown.

Her partner Mr Franks shared an emotional tribute to Ms Cambridge on social media.

He also added that he and Leah would have been married within “the next few years” and said: “Instead I’m gonna have to plan a funeral.”

Mr Franks told The Sun that he had been left a "broken man" and warned others considering going under the knife to think about the risks.

"People need to be aware of situations that can happen with this treatment. We are still waiting for answers and are also trying to get a flight to bring Leah home."

Another British woman, Joy Williams, died following "buttock augmentation surgery" in Bangkok, Thailand, in October 2014.

Her wounds became infected, and the 24-year-old, from London, later died under anaesthetic.

In 2011, 20-year-old Claudia Aderotimi, from Hackney, east London, died after having a "buttock-enhancement" procedure at an American hotel.

Additional reporting by PA.