Mother-of-four dies after using fat burner pills and anti-cellulite cream she bought over the web

A mother-of-four died after using fat burning supplements and ant-cellulite cream which she bought on Facebook, it has been reported.

Linda Baranowski, 50, is said to have collapsed with stomach pains weeks after ingesting T5 fat burning pills and rubbing Yili Balo cream on her legs.

Mrs Baranowski of Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, took the supplements because she was 'paranoid' about turning 50.

Her skin turned purple and started to peel off as an alleged side-effect, her daughter Michaela, 29, told the Sun.

Mrs Baranowski, who bought the products from Facebook seller Kay Mavrides for £30, died after five weeks on a life-support machine. 

Police reportedly said Mavrides admitted that two other buyers complained the gel made them feel hot. An inquest in Hertfordshire heard that she purchased the products from someone else on eBay.

Trading Standards found no issues with her other products but Hertfordshire coroner Geoffrey Sullivan said Mrs Baranowski likely died 'as a result of an inflammatory reaction to dietary supplements'

Linda's 50-year-old husband Mark said: The waters are very murky surrounding these things, so of course I think they need regulating.'

On a crowdfunding site seeking to raise funds for a memorial bench for Mrs Baranowski, daughter Michaela described her as 'a stunningly beautiful woman with a figure to match'.

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