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Rebecca Sherdley & Hannah Mackenzie Wood

Tragic teen with 'needle phobia' refused blood tests that may have found cancer

A 'bright' teenager tragically died after a phobia of needles caused her to decline vital blood tests that could have led to a leukaemia diagnosis.

Abby Holgate, from Newark, had been suffering with an acute tooth abscess and was prescribed antibiotics, but continued to feel unwell.

She was offered blood tests, which may have detected the more serious underlying condition, but she refused them.

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