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Kaitlin Easton & Lanarkshire Live

Lanarkshire dad dies from rare flesh-eating disease after cutting leg while moving house

A Lanarkshire dad died from a rare flesh-eating disease after cutting his leg on a box while he moved house.

David Hemmings passed away in hospital just days after moving to a house with a garden having spent years struggling with the stairs at his top floor flat.

The 54-year-old, from Motherwell, was looking forward to the move with wife of 21 years Margaret, 52, but was rushed to hospital just three days after settling in.

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