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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
James Martin McCarthy & Susie Beever

Dad-of-two dies after complaining of back ache and having a lie down to ease the pain

A dad who woke experiencing agonising back pain died two days later, his heartbroken family say.

Greg Schmitz woke one morning suffering terrible spasms of pain, and had organised to see a chiropractor in a few days' time.

His grieving wife Lee-Anne says Greg cried out in agony after she left him with painkillers while getting their son Dylan ready for school, saying, "I could tell I was losing him and immediately rang 999".

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