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Homeless man found collapsed in Manchester must have double leg amputation against his wishes, judge rules

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direct to your inboxA high court judge has ruled that a homeless man found collapsed in a Manchester bus shelter must have both of his legs amputated against his wishes to save his life.The man, believed to be 42 years old, was admitted to hospital in December but insisted to staff that he would get better without treatment.He had acute limb ischaemia - a sudden lack of blood flow - caused by severely frostbitten feet, as well as kidney damage.With his condition deteriorating, medics argued that if he went untreated he would develop sepsis and suffer ‘life-threatening renal and cardiac failure’.Mr Justice Hayden, vice president of the Court of Protection said the man - referred to as TM - lacked the capacity to make decisions about.

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