'Caring' girl, 17, died at Royal Stoke 'seven days after getting tummy upset'RIP LoisView Image (Image: Local Democracy Reporting Service)A caring teenager who 'wanted to make the world better' died from a rare condition just six days after being admitted to hospital with suspected food poisoning. ‌Lois Francis was just 17 when she died at the Royal Stoke University Hospital after suffering multi-organ failure caused by Shiga toxin-producing E-coli. She was transferred to Leighton Hospital's critical care unit, where she could receive more nursing and care. Dr Thompson said: "The kidney team were worried, her family were worried and she was referred to the critical care team. At that point she was not getting better and the decision was escalated to the critical care consultant.

Source: Daily Mirror February 24, 2026 14:07 UTC