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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
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Inquest into death of Jehovah's Witness who refused transfusion

John Hunter Hospital. File picture

THE family of a woman who died from blood loss at John Hunter Hospital following elective surgery remains unclear as to how the bleeding began, an inquest has heard.

Heather Winchester - a 75-year-old Jehovah's Witness - lost her life in September, 2019, following a vaginal hysterectomy at Maitland Hospital.

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