Article: Slimming pills killed my wife.(News)

A GRIEVING husband yesterday demanded an official inquiry into the sudden death of his wife who had been taking controversial pills supplied by a private slimming centre doctor.

John Ellis's 49-year-old wife Jennifer had been making secret visits to Dr Deanna Jepson at one of her seven slimming clinics.

Three days after paying Dr Jepson pounds 11 for Ionamin - an amphetamine-like pill which speeds up the metabolism so that ...

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