Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Adam May & Rebecca Cooley

Mum left with giant gaping wound on arm after being attacked by spider

A mum believes a spider that crawled out of her shop-bought fruit and left her with a giant gaping wound on her arm that keeps bursting open.

Sharon Brown, 43. was bitten while making fruit kebabs in her garden in 2016 and says she became unwell within minutes as a small hole appeared on her right hand.

Suspecting she was having an allergic reaction to a potential spider bite, she visited her GP and was prescribed antibiotics, antihistamines and steroids and had the area dressed.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.