By Zoila Palma: The families of three North Shore women who died from carbon monoxide poisoning while vacationing in Belize have filed a wrongful death lawsuit in federal court in Massachusetts, alleging negligence by the resort, its contractors and a travel booking platform.
The suit stems from the deaths of 23-year-old Kaoutar Naqqad, 26-year-old Wafae El-Arar and 24-year-old Imane Mallah, who were found dead at the Royal Kahal Beach Resort in San Pedro in February 2025.
According to the lawsuit, the women were overcome by carbon monoxide gas emitted from an improperly installed hot water heater in their hotel suite.
Attorneys for the families argue the deaths were preventable and cite the absence of carbon monoxide detectors, despite prior guest complaints about elevated gas levels, Yahoo reports.
The women had booked a seven-night stay at the resort through Expedia to celebrate El-Arar’s birthday.
After spending the day at the beach, they returned to their suite on the evening of Feb. 20 and were later believed to have been exposed to the odorless, colorless gas overnight.
Resort staff discovered their bodies two days later.
Police in Belize initially reported no signs of foul play, noting that alcohol and gummies were found in the room, though the families maintain carbon monoxide poisoning was the cause of death.
The lawsuit names Royal Kahal, its owners, developers and contractors, Expedia, and Navien, the manufacturer of the water heater, as defendants.
It alleges the resort used untrained workers to install the heaters and failed to include required safety components.
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By Zoila Palma: The families of three North Shore women who died from carbon monoxide poisoning while vacationing in Belize have filed a wrongful death lawsuit in federal court in Massachusetts, alleging negligence by the resort, its contractors and a travel booking platform. The suit stems from the deaths of 23-year-old Kaoutar Naqqad, 26-year-old Wafae
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