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Daily Mirror
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Kaitlin Easton & Adam May

Dad-of-two dies from rare flesh-eating disease after cutting leg while moving house

A dad has died from a rare flesh-eating disease after cutting his leg while moving house.

David Hemmings, 54, was rushed to hospital just three days after settling into his new home with doctors unable to save him.

Both he and his wife Margaret, 52, were looking forward to the move which came about after David had spent years struggling to climb the stairs to their top-floor flat.

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