Mum, 28, almost died from 'flesh-eating' infection she contracted during childbirth which 'ate away' her abdomen

Mum, 28, almost died from 'flesh-eating' infection she contracted during childbirth which 'ate away' her abdomen ** WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT** READ MORE: Girl diagnosed with tumour after doctors dismissed lump as wart By Rebecca Whittaker For Mailonline Published: 14:06, 23 August 2024 | Updated: 14:06, 23 August 2024 e-mail View comments An Essex woman almost died after developing a gruesome flesh-eating disease 'ate away' her abdomen days after she gave birth. Charleigh Boyne, a dance teacher from Manningtree, was rushed back to hospital less than a week after her daughter was born in April last year, when she developed an angry rash and shivers that made her bones feel they were 'crumbling'. A CT scan revealed she had the rare, life-threatening infection necrotising fasciitis (NF) that was destroying her skin and muscles.

Following a six-hour operation, Ms Boyne, 28, was put into an induced coma for two days. Charleigh Boyne, a dance teacher from Manningtree, Essex, pictured with Husband Liam, 28, had a normal delivery with her first child in April last year. But six days after taking newborn daughter Alessia home the 28-year-old developed a painful rash on her stomach and was struggling to stay awake Mrs Boyne was rushed to hospital where a CT scan revealed she had necrotising fasciitis (NF) and it was ‘eating away her abdomen’ Mrs Boyne is one of the 500 people a year in the UK who get NF.

According to the NHS , this ‘flesh-eating disease’ can happen if a wound be.