Footballer dies after flesh-eating virus mistaken for tonsillitis

‘Dad, I’ll be okay, you take care of Jake and mum,’ the 20-year-old said when he realised he would die

A footballer died after a “flesh-eating” virus was mistaken for tonsilitis.

Luke Abrahams, from East Hunsbury, died on the operating table at Northampton General Hospital after first complaining about a sore throat.

The 20-year-old felt unwell last month, and his GP at Penvale Medical Centre gave him antibiotics for tonsillitis.