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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Alahna Kindred

First Brit to die of flesh-eating 'zombie drug' named as dad-of-two

The first person in the UK who has died from taking the terrifying new "zombie drug" has been named as a British dad, it has been reported.

Factory worker Karl Warburton, 43, died last May from xylazine, which is used by vets as a tranquilliser for large animals such as horses and cows.

The drug has never been approved for human use as it can cause flesh-rotting sores on takers’ skin.

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