Man, 71, dies after being nipped by crab

Mr Lim Qi Mu, 71, a retired fisherman was preparing chilli crabs for his family on the first day of the Lunar New Year on February 3 when the incident happened.

The father of three had bought the crabs from the nearby wet market when one of the crabs claws nipped at his hand, causing a wound between his index finger and thumb.

But he kept mum about the incident, while his family enjoyed the feast he prepared.

The next day, while out visiting, Mr Lim felt nauseous, but dismissed it as a gastric problem and thought nothing of it.

When he got home, Mr Lim realised he was unable to remove his watch. It was only then that his family members realised his hand, including his arm, were swollen and sent him to the Singapore General Hospital (SGH).

Along the way, Mr Lim vomited and told them about the wound inflicted by the crab.

Doctors at SGH removed the dead flesh from his fingers, and performed a skin graft, with skin taken from his back as Mr Lim had refused to go through with the amputation of his arm up to his elbows, and even asked doctors not to cut off the watch that he had been unable to remove.

It was believed that the virus had already spread by then. Mr Lim was unable to eat and had to be put on a drip. He was also given morphine as the pain was unbearable at times.

Unfortunately, his condition took a turn for the worse last week and he passed away on Thursday.

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