Two women tragically died after the hospital they were staying in provided them with chicken mayo sandwiches which were contaminated with listeria.

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In 2019 Beverley Sowah, a nurse of Jamaican descent, and Enid Heap, a mother of five, were given the listeria contaminated sandwiches while they were patients at Manchester Royal Infirmary.

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As both women had underlying illnesses, the exposure to listeria caused them to die within days.

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Their deaths were not an isolated incident, as five other fatalities had occurred during a national outbreak of listeria, which affected other hospitals in Liverpool, Leicester, and Derby.

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Listeriosis, which can be caused by exposure to listeria, can be deadly to people with compromised immune systems.

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A five-day inquest found the harmful bacteria was found at the meat processing centre North Country Quality Foods in Salford.

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Their contaminated chicken was then supplied to a sandwich-making company called the Good Food Chain, which is based in Staffordshire.

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The families of the victims welcomed the news of the inquest, with Sowah's family stating that they were able to gain "closure".