A 28 year-old heiress tragically d!ed from an insect bite after being turned away from two hospitals, her mum has claimed
Marissa Laimou, also known as Lemos, was found lifeless in her bed by her housekeeper at the apartment where she lived in London on September 11.
Greek media reported that Marissa began to feel unwell on September when she developed dizziness, itching, fever and other signs of infection.
A doctor who visited her at home prescribed paracetamol but her condition did not improve.
She then went to a London hospital and also saw her oncologist, who arranged for her to be sent to another hospital by ambulance.
But family and friends said nurses, rather than doctors, examined her and concluded she did not need to be admitted.
She was discharged in the early evening with antibiotics and a diagnosis that referred to an insect bite.
The following day she was found de.ad in her bed.
Her mother, Bessy, told Greek media that toxic shock caused by an insect bite k!lled her, although it is currently unclear which type of insect bit her.
Bessy said: “My daughter had survived cancer and d!ed from an insect.
“She was a girl with so many gifts, all of England is crying, all her doctors too.”
Relatives said the autopsy had not yet been carried out and would take about a week.
The hospital involved has reportedly admitted that a serious mistake was made and has opened an internal investigation.
Her aunt said the family would have no answers until the post mortem is completed.
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A sad one