A woman, from west England, was left fighting for her life in a coma after contracting a deadly flesh-eating bug from a cat scratch.

Shirley Hair, 65, almost died after her "spiteful" Siamese cat, Chan, scratched her hand and the wound became infected.

Grandmother-of-five Shirley initially put her symptoms down to a bad bout of flu as she also felt dizzy, had no appetite, was confused and her muscles ached.

But Shirley was rushed to Southmead Hospital, Bristol, when the inflamed gash on her knuckle turned bright red and spread from her hand up her arm.

This footage was filmed on November 3.

A woman was left fighting for her life in a coma after contracting a deadly flesh-eating bug - from a CAT SCRATCH.

Shirley Hair, 65, almost died after her 'spiteful' Siamese cat, Chan, scratched her hand and the wound became infected.

Grandmother-of-five Shirley, from Winterbourne, initially put her symptoms down to a bad bout of flu as she also felt dizzy, had no appetite, was confused and her muscles ached.

But Shirley was rushed to Southmead Hospital, Bristol, when the inflamed gash on her knuckle turned bright red and spread from her hand up her arm.