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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Amy Walters & Laura Sharman

Screaming teen's skin bubbles and melts away when Primark hot water bottle leaks

A mum was left horrified when her daughter's Primark hot water bottle leaked and burned her skin, causing it to “melt” off.

When Michelle Wescott heard a “blood-curdling” scream coming from the kitchen, she didn’t expect to find her teenage daughter in pain, with her skin “bubbling” away.

Sydney, 15, decided to make herself a hot water bottle in a bid to find comfort for her intense period pains.

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