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Inquest held into death of 'beautiful girl' who was one of youngest people to receive a heart transplant

An inquest into the death of one of the youngest people to receive a heart transplant has been held in Newcastle.

Beth Griffin was just six months old when she underwent a heart transplant at Newcastle's Freeman hospital in 1999. But she sadly died at the same hospital on September 12 last year, aged 23, after being admitted with chest pains, breathlessness and dizziness.

Her mum, brother, and grandparents travelled from their hometown of Leeds for the inquest into Beth's death, which concluded that she died of natural causes.

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