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Actress Ash gets €6.7m superbug payout

Actress Leslie Ash has won £5m (€6.7m) in compensation after she contracted the superbug MRSA in an NHS hospital, her lawyer said today.

Actress Ash gets €6.7m superbug payout

Wed, 16 Jan, 2008 - 16:50

Actress Leslie Ash has won £5m (€6.7m) in compensation after she contracted the superbug MRSA in an NHS hospital, her lawyer said today.

The 'Men Behaving Badly' star was left seriously injured after catching the bug at the Chelsea and Westminster hospital in central London.

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