Therapist who heals people by slapping them ‘left woman to die at workshop’

A diabetic woman died after an alternative therapist persuaded her to stop taking insulin, a court has heard.

Danielle Carr-Gomm, 71, looked for other treatments for her condition due to her fear of needles. She flew from her home in Lewes, East Sussex, heard about Hongchi Xiao and flew to see him in Bulgaria in July 2016.

Following that visit...