Perfectly healthy woman, 26, is pictured happy and relaxed on Christmas Day but dies two days later after complaining of a ‘cold’
- Ashleigh Hunter, 26, woke up two days after Christmas thinking she had a cold
- Her boyfriend bought her cold and flu tablets, but the young woman declined
- The accountant was taken to hospital but was dead just hours later
A woman, 26, suddenly has died suddenly from meningococcal just days after Christmas.
Ashleigh Hunter, from Geraldton north of Perth, woke on December 27 feeling ill but thought she just had a common cold.
Her boyfriend got her cold and flu tablets, but the young woman quickly declined.
Ashleigh Hunter is pictured smiling on Christmas Day before she was struck down with meningococcal two days later
Ms Hunter, from Geraldton near Perth, woke up on December 27 feeling sick and thought she had a cold
She was taken to Royal Perth Hospital but died a few hours later.
Ms Hunter’s heartbroken parents said they never thought their family would be devastated by the deadly disease.
Ms Hunter’s boyfriend (left) got her cold and flu tablets, but the young woman quickly declined
‘There was nothing to indicate that she was at risk of imminent death,’ her mother told 7 News.
‘We were most worried about her being on the road; we didn’t think about things like meningococcal.’
‘Don’t think this may not happen to you,’ Ashleigh’s father said.
‘There was nothing to indicate that she was at risk of imminent death,’ her mother said
Ms Hunter’s parents described her as a vibrant and generous person who wanted to make a difference.