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Olivia Williams & Hollie Bone

Epileptic mum accused of being drunk and has purse stolen as she has seizure in street

An epileptic mum has revealed how she has been accused of being "drunk", "faking" her condition and was once had her purse stolen in the street while she lay having a seizure.

Rhiain Mort, 37, from Liverpool, Merseyside, was diagnosed with epilepsy 13 years ago, when her son was four.

The condition which affects her memory and causes seizures has forced her to stop working and has dramatically affected her mental health.

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