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Morbidly obese woman gorged herself to death after care home removed fridge locks

A woman with a rare genetic condition that made her constantly hungry ate herself to death after care home staff removed locks on her fridge and cupboards designed to stop her from gorging, an inquest has heard.
Morbidly obese Kirsty Derry, 23, suffered from Prada-Willi syndrome, a rare genetic condition which causes sufferers to experience constant feelings of hunger.

The 4ft 8in-tall Miss Derry, from Heath Hayes, Staffs, died from heart failure when her weight reached 19st after piling on seven stone in nine months after moving into an assisted living care home.
But an inquest into her death heard she was allowed to gorge on chocolate and ice cream after she convinced staff to remove locks on her cupboards that restricted her eating.

Morbidly obese woman gorged herself to death after care home removed fridge locks