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Josh Pennington & Douglas Whitbread & Chloe Burrell

Girl born without right hand gets new type of prosthetic so she can play hockey

A little girl born without a right hand has become one of the first children in the UK to receive a new type of prosthetic so that she can both skip and play hockey.

Lillie Hutchinson, nine, who was born with a below elbow limb difference, got her 'Koalaa arm' this year, which comes complete with a series of clips to assist her with everyday activities.

Her proud mum Becki Hutchinson, 40, said that she first found out that young Lillie's hand had not developed following a 15-week scan of her womb, Cheshire Live reports.

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