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Antony Thrower

Mum of UK's biggest family reveals grandson has Strep A after doctors dismissed symptoms

The mum of Britain's biggest family has shared her anger at the “shocking” care her grandson received when medics refused to believe he had Strep A.

Sue Radford said Chester, the son of her daughter Millie, came down with sickness on Friday with his worried mum booking an emergency appointment at midnight on Friday.

Convinced the tot had Strep A - which had so far killed at least 74 people of all ages in the latest outbreak - she took her son to the medic who dismissed it as conjunctivitis.

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