Overview
- Jodi Jones, from Eryrys in North Wales, bought four injections at £20 each from a beautician she contacted on WhatsApp after months on an NHS waiting list.
- After a second dose she vomited, drifted in and out of consciousness, and was taken to Wrexham Maelor Hospital, where she was treated for severe clinical dehydration with IV fluids.
- Medical staff told her they believe the product was not semaglutide but a counterfeit weight-loss injection.
- The jabs arrived as pre-filled syringes in a padded envelope and the seller refused to name a supplying pharmacy, which specialists flag as hallmarks of a scam.
- Nearly two years later she reports ongoing health problems and urges people to seek weight-loss treatment only through GPs and accredited NHS routes.