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Rogue tattooist continued to work after customer's death

A rogue tattooist whose unlicensed work was linked to the death of a man from sepsis continued to carry out cut-price inkings from his living room - despite being banned. Ben Larry, 32, died in May 2023 after he was given a leg tattoo by Tony Learmount, who had been operating from a shack in his back garden in Middlesborough. His leg became infected after the tattoo work which then developed into multiple organ failure. Learmount was branded 'a risk of significant harm to human health' and la ...Read More >