Homeless immigrant has legs amputated

Deric Henderson

Homeless immigrant has legs amputated

She had been sleeping rough in sub-zero temperatures when an ambulance crew rushed her to hospital to be treated for hypothermia, shocked medical staff disclosed.

Later the victim, aged 23 from the Ukraine, underwent a critical emergency operation at the City Hospital in Belfast. One source said: "She is so utterly shellshocked that she's completely closed down."

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