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Sophie Norris

Man has forearm amputated after botched bicep curl leads to flesh-eating bug

A gym-goer was forced to have his forearm amputated after a botched bicep curl caused him to develop a deadly flesh-eating bug.

Gabriel McKenna-Lieschke was pumping iron when a 50kg weight caused his bicep to tear clean off his elbow and leaving him screaming in pain.

After surgery to reattach the muscle, the 29-year-old claims his arm swelling up to three times the thickness and turned bright red - before he was rushed back into hospital.

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