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A man died after being bitten by a spider he bought on the internet, his loved ones shared

The 38-year-old father of two from England began to complain of his temperature and aching limbs, his former partner told a local outlet

"He was funny, caring, outgoing and such a people person," she said

A father of two remembered as a "brilliant dad" left his family and loved ones in "complete shock" after dying shortly after being bitten by a venomous spider he purchased on the internet.

Mark Anthony Kirby, a 38-year-old resident of the town of Prescot in Merseyside, England, died on Aug. 2, after being bitten by the spider and experiencing apparent flu-like symptoms, his ex-partner Kayleigh Gill told local newspaper The Liverpool Echo .

Gill, who shares children with Kirby,

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