Heiress dies from insect bite sepsis after NHS discharge
Athena Kolokotroni, 38, succumbed to catastrophic organ failure caused by a simple insect bite just hours after being sent home from a London NHS hospital, post-mortem reveals.
Athena Kolokotroni, 38, succumbed to catastrophic organ failure caused by a simple insect bite just hours after being sent home from a London NHS hospital, post-mortem reveals.
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