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Daily Mirror
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Amy Walters & Nia Dalton

Man nearly dies after flesh-eating bacteria from 'tiny cut' leaves holes in his hand

When Jamie Constable started his career as an apprentice carpenter, he quickly realised that general scrapes and cuts were all part of the hands-on job.

As he thought it was nothing to worry about, he continued on without giving them a second thought - until one day, when his life was hanging in the balance.

Jamie, 21, recalls a general handsaw falling on top of his hand, and while he only suffered a tiny cut on his knuckle, this soon developed into a flesh-eating bacterial infection.

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