A mother lost almost all of her limbs after a hospital failed to spot she was suffering from sepsis.

Magdalena Malec, 31, had to have both of her legs, her right arm and the fingers of her left hand amputated after contracting the disease in hospital.

She also needed a kidney transplant to save her life after being admitted with an ectopic pregnancy.

Bosses at the Luton and Dunstable University Hospital have now apologised for the medical blunder, which they accept could have been completely avoided.

Magdalena said: "Now my life is not a life, it is vegetation - a fight for life.

"I was waiting for six months for the amputation of my limbs, with stinking and decaying legs and arms.

"Nothing will restore what I had. I will never paint my nails again, I will never make a ponytail for my daughter.

"I do not trust doctors and I am very sceptical about all medical appointments and diagnoses."