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A student had to have her fingers and both legs amputated when a bout of 'freshers' flu' turned out to be deadly meningitis.

Ketia Moponda got a cough within eight days of arriving at De Montfort University in Leicester in September 2024.

The 19-year-old initially believed to be freshers' flu - a mild cold-like illness many students get in their first few weeks - but later told her best friend she felt like she was 'going to die'.

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Family and friends began to panic when they couldn't reach the marketing and advertising student - prompting worried security staff and a fellow student to enter her room, where they found her unconscious.

She was rushed to ICU at Leicester Royal Infirmary, with her mum and si

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