Greek heiress died of sepsis caused by insect bite 'hours after she was discharged from London hospital'

"We are all utterly shattered and devastated, there are no words. We lost our beautiful Marissa, the pain is unbearable. It is crucial we get to the bottom of it. Didn't they know what a person with all this vulnerable medical history could get sepsis straight away? Sepsis spreads very quickly it can kill you in few hours if it is treated straight away."

"Days before her death, Ms Laimou's relatives said she reported dizziness, itching and a temperature to medics at two hospitals in the capital. Despite being rushed to A&E in an ambulance on one occasion, the former Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts student was discharged both times and later died at home. She previously fought breast cancer and had an extremely rare blood disease, but her loves ones claimed she was back to being perfectly healthy."

Marissa Laimou, aged 30, died of sepsis arising from an insect bite a day after being discharged from University College London Hospital. She presented on September 10 with dizziness, itching and a high temperature and was rushed to hospital by ambulance; nurses carried out tests and she was discharged about four hours later with antibiotics. A post-mortem found sepsis with underlying vulnerability due to prior chemotherapy and haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH). Relatives reported earlier visits to two hospitals and remain unclear about when and where the bite occurred, and why she was discharged.

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