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Girl who died after doctors cut away 17% of her body had ‘flesh-eating disease’ spreading through her body

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Published 15:44 14 Oct 2023 GMT+1

Girl who died after doctors cut away 17% of her body had ‘flesh-eating disease’ spreading through her body

Vivienne Murphy was just 10 years old when she lost her life to the rare condition

Katherine Sidnell

Katherine Sidnell

Featured Image Credit: Family handout/ wutwhanfoto/Getty

Topics: Health, Parenting, Ireland

Katherine Sidnell
Katherine Sidnell

Katherine is an entertainment journalist with a love of all things nerdy. Starting out writing Doctor Who fan fiction as a kid, she has gone on to interview the likes of Matt Damon, James May and Dua Lipa to name a few. Published in The Sun, The Daily Mail and Evening Standard - she now joins Ladbible as resident nerd in chief.

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