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Two daughters of a Salford mum who died after being injected with a black market 'skinny jab' have begged others considering taking the 'cheaper option' that 'it's really not worth it.'

Mum-of-three Karen McGonigal, from Salford , died in May this year aged 53, just days after she was allegedly illegally administered a dose of weight loss semaglutide.

Her family say she visited her GP, where she had tests to see if she would be eligible for another weight loss drug, Mounjaro.

But she was unable to get the drug on the NHS , which has strict guidelines for prescriptions. Those successful need to have a BMI of 40 or more and at least four of the following' confirmed diagnosis of hypertension, sleep apnoea, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and hypercholestorolemi

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