North East woman dies after being given suspected illegal slimming jab (Image: Archive)
A woman has died after she was given an suspected "unauthorised slimming jab", police have confirmed.
Two women have been arrested after the woman in her 50s, from Sunderland, died on August 10.
A spokesperson for Northumbria Police has said: “A woman in her 40s has been arrested on suspicion of administering poison with intent to endanger life.
“Another woman, also in her 40s, has been arrested on suspicion of possession of unauthorised medication with intent to be sold to another person.”
Both women have been released on police bail pending further inquiries, police said.
The woman’s family are being supported by specialist officers, they added.
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