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Thai boxing champion dies after being bitten by giant centipede

Dokmaipa Por Pongsawang suffered complications from a centipede bite [Photo: Courtesy]

A former Thai boxing champion has died after he was bitten by a huge centipede. Dokmaipa Por Pongsawang, 52, suffered complications after he suffered a bite from a giant centipede in Thailand.

His daughter Jiraporn Moonkaset said her father was bitten on his left leg, but didn’t seek medical treatment for the wound until he fell seriously ill, with chills and dizziness progressing into a full coma. According to reporters, Dokmaipa had diabetes, causing more complications and contributing to his death.

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