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Kristy Dawson & Neil Shaw

Dad cut his hand at B&M and had to have both his legs amputated

A dad had to have both of his legs amputated after cutting his hand on a machine used to crush cardboard at B&M. The cut was only minor but developed into life-threatening sepsis.

Darren Spence, 45, was working in the warehouse at B&M when he scratched his hand. A week later he began to feel extremely ill, reports ChronicleLive.

Darrem went to A&E and was rushed in for emergency treatment. He was found to have developed sepsis, a life-threatening reaction to an infection, and was placed into a induced coma.

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