Leticia Paul, a 22-year-old law graduate from Lontras, Brazil, has passed away under harrowing and unexpected circumstances in less than 24 hours after undergoing a routine CT scan: a medical procedure she had previously undergone without any complications.

This time, however, the outcome was catastrophic, as the procedure caused her to have a lethal allergic reaction.

The tragedy has left her family reeling and a community in mourning, as police launch an investigation into the hospital’s conduct and the rare incident that ended the young woman’s life.

A 22-year-old woman in Brazil passed away under mysterious circumstances after an imaging scan triggered a fatal allergic reaction

Leticia’s aunt, Sandra Paul, said her niece had gone in for a standard check-up at Alto Vale Regional Hos

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