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to investigate further. he discovered that both women had been given caesarean sections by the same surgeon in 2018. when he contacted their families this summer, they had no idea the deaths were linked. east kent hospitals trust has said it cannot identify the source of the herpes infection and the surgeon had no history of the virus. these two women, both new mothers, died 44 days apart. their families were led to believe their deaths were not linked. until now. she was a real fun loving girl. great personality, had lots and lots of friends. in may 2018, kim sampson gave birth to a son, her second child. she was a brilliant barber and an absolutely brilliant mummy. the 29 year old had undergone an emergency caesarean delivery. but complications set in, the hospital didn t know why and she died ten days after giving birth.