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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Olivia Williams

Schoolgirl was her 'cheeky self' hours before being rushed to hospital

Tributes have flooded in for a schoolgirl who died suddenly.

Lauren Menzie went from watching TV and drinking Lucozade on the couch to fighting for her life less than 12 hours later. The 13-year-old had been taken to Alder Hey Children's Hospital days before after suffering with severe flu symptoms.

This then turned to sepsis and Lauren died in hospital six days later. Her parents, Chris and Sarah Menzies, said the "typical cheeky, beautiful and healthy" schoolgirl had been her usual self just hours before.

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