Death Related to black market weight loss Jabs in UK

[Vish1979]

Very unfortunate

https://www.itv.com/news/2025-10-26/mum-dies-after-being-injected-with-black-market-skinny-jab

 

[byefatlicia]

Very sad! I wish someone had pointed her to here. She may have found a good source with COAs, learned how to reconstitute and monitor her dosage.

BP loves this shit.

Meanwhile, obesity is a bigger "killer" and folks are getting healthy from this stuff. But you won't see any of the success stories on the evening news

 

[Mr. Blonde]

Eli Lilly board of attorneys are working overtime to get this article pushed out worldwide!$

 

[clayd]

These two paragraphs from the story are very important:

The family has since been told Karen was not injected with tirzepatide, the drug known by the brand name Mounjaro; instead, she was administered semaglutide - a different weight loss drug, requiring a different dosage.

Karen’s family are awaiting further test results, but they believe the unlicensed weight-loss jabs were to blame for her death.

 

[deleted.user.18]

Ridiculous. I agree people like this salon owner need to be shut down. Self educate, self test, self inject. Trust no one.

 

[Vish1979]

GLP-1 have caused many death over last few years. Its well documented . But they are generally safe

Major issue Unlicensed beauticians and non-medical providers offering injections at beauty salons, spas, and homes without appropriate medical oversight

 

[dogmom]

I don't believe she died from Sema. Maybe something else was in that vial or else things were not properly cleaned and she got a bacterial infection.

 

[deleted.user.18]

The strangest part of the whole article is that they were told she would die in a few days… but no cause of death was detailed. The drs must have know what was failing if they knew thy could not help her… right?!

Edit: researching symptoms seems to indicate septic shock from infection or acute pancreatitis.

 

[siouxstine]

I don't believe she died from Sema. Maybe something else was in that vial or else things were not properly cleaned and she got a bacterial infection.

At the very least it’s seems like they might want to wait for the test results before publishing. Who knows what killed her? Very sad regardless.

 

[malib123]

The news story says she was injected Semaglutide not Mounjaro. It sounds like it was a high dose. But high dose wegovy is not lethal. Have to wait for further information as high dose Sema is safe even it it wasn't mounjaro.

 

[geoguy78]

The strangest part of the whole article is that they were told she would die in a few days… but no cause of death was detailed. The drs must have know what was failing if they knew thy could not help her… right?!

Edit: researching symptoms seems to indicate septic shock from infection or acute pancreatitis.

The few symptoms described in the article sound like sepsis to me. The salon probably injected her with some seriously non-sterile solution and she ended up dying from infection. All speculation on my part without knowing the actual cause of death, but this doesn't sound like it can be directly attributed to GLPs. Probably more a case of non-medical people practicing unlicensed medicine and killing someone. A tale as old as time, and very sad.

 

[keangkong]

Very unfortunate

https://www.itv.com/news/2025-10-26/mum-dies-after-being-injected-with-black-market-skinny-jab

It seems premature to blame to the death on what was injected into her (even if the wrong weight loss drug) before hearing the opinion of the pathologists.

 

[deleted.user.18]

Sanitation is god.

 

[ZippityDooDah]

It seems premature to blame to the death on what was injected into her (even if the wrong weight loss drug) before hearing the opinion of the pathologists.

I agree and am also skeptical that this was a "fatal dose" of sema. I suspect it to be more likely related to underlying issues (those pesky comorbidities that we are all too familiar with) or other condition/event unrelated to sema. Hopefully the professionals who figure this stuff out won't be swayed by fearmongering or sympathy.

It's been a while since I've heard of one of those underground Botox "clinics" or pretend doctors injecting bovine fat for cosmetic reasons killing anyone, and have a feeling this may be a similar situation where whatever was being injected wasn't what anyone said or thought it was.

 

[desinr-gal]

First of all, the cause of death is just pure speculation, as no results of any medical examination are shown. They are just blaming the shots. She was obese, and may well have had a heart attack.

Yes, heart attacks can cause a purple or bluish coloring (cyanosis) of the face, lips, or skin

, a symptom of inadequate oxygen in the blood. This occurs because the heart may not be effectively pumping oxygen-rich blood, leading to a lack of oxygen circulating to the body's tissues. It's a sign of a serious underlying heart issue and requires immediate medical attention.

How it happens

Poor oxygen supply: During a heart attack, the heart may be unable to pump enough oxygen-rich blood throughout the body.

Cyanosis: When there isn't enough oxygen in the blood, the hemoglobin in the blood turns a bluer or purplish color. This makes the skin, lips, and face appear bluish or purple, a condition known as cyanosis.

 

[randompersonrandom]

It occurred to me that "dies after x" is such a vague phrase. If she'd gotten into a car accident on the way home, it would still be true.

I'm not tinfoil hatting, I have zero trouble believing that a rando medspa decided to take up weight loss shots, got sloppy and stupid, and got a nice lady killed.

 

[hexagonal]

Family members and friends are notorious for blaming random shit that happened temporally close to the death for what happened even when there is no specific reason to believe it was the case.

Is it possible it is related? Sure.

Do we have any specific evidence here that it was? Nope.

But if it turns out to be unrelated we're not going to see any follow up article.

 

[swimmer]

First of all, the cause of death is just pure speculation, as no results of any medical examination are shown. They are just blaming the shots. She was obese, and may well have had a heart attack.

Yes, heart attacks can cause a purple or bluish coloring (cyanosis) of the face, lips, or skin

, a symptom of inadequate oxygen in the blood. This occurs because the heart may not be effectively pumping oxygen-rich blood, leading to a lack of oxygen circulating to the body's tissues. It's a sign of a serious underlying heart issue and requires immediate medical attention.

How it happens

Poor oxygen supply: During a heart attack, the heart may be unable to pump enough oxygen-rich blood throughout the body.

Cyanosis : When there isn't enough oxygen in the blood, the hemoglobin in the blood turns a bluer or purplish color. This makes the skin, lips, and face appear bluish or purple, a condition known as cyanosis.

That is exactly what I was thinking. The more obese you are the higher the probability of that happening.

How many deaths could have been prevented if people had access to these drugs sooner!!!!

 

[JoonyO]

Eli Lilly board of attorneys are working overtime to get this article pushed out worldwide!$

My take as well. They haven't even CONFIRMED what the cause of death was (... "Karen’s family are awaiting further test results, but they believe the unlicensed weight-loss jabs were to blame for her death." ) yet they're saying it was-without actually knowing it. WTF?!

I mean it's a damned shame she died, either way, but there is a concerted effort, at least BBC-wise, to scare people from my little observation of these glp articles. I mean how many people have died from taking EL SUGGESTED meds recommended by a Dr.? Hmm?

They don't push THOSE as news...

But hey, what do I know?

 

[lessthanhalf]

While it is possible for her death to be due to semaglutide, both the presentation to hospital and her age, depression and obesity make death from other unrelated issues much more probable. I could not find any evidence that a cause of death has been released. Heart attack or pulmonary embolus are two common causes, in that age/risk group, that could give you pain and cyanosis and be fatal, but it could be due to a large number of other causes, including some that could be caused by semaglutide. The most likely semaglutide related causes would be pancreatitis or gallbladder stones with infection, but this does not fit as well with her described presentation to hospital. I guess sepsis from a subcutaneous injection is possible ( but very improbable ) but there would be obvious visible infection at the injection site. Semaglutide reduces the risk of heart attack, so it would be strange to blame it if that was the cause.

The thing that is odd is that someone, presumably the one giving the injection, has been charged with manslaughter. If her death were unrelated to her unlicensed treatment this would be hard to justify, and it indicates that the cause of death is known but they are not releasing it yet, and it is at least thought to be related to her treatment.

I may have helped a person obtain similar medication, as have many people on this forum. In the very unlikely, but possible, event of that person suffering a fatal adverse effect, having supplied a prescription medication to that person could leave you or me exposed to risks of prosecution. I am not sure how this would work in the US with their grey status but in places like the UK or Australia, they are definitely illegal to possess without a prescription. And giving or selling them to someone else would always be illegal.