The family of Greek heiress Marissa Laimou is mourning her loss.

Marissa’s unexpected passing came after she was bitten by an insect and found dead inside of her London home, according to her mother Bessie Laimou . She was 28.

"She was bitten by an insect,” Bessie told Greek publication Parapolitika in an interview published Sept. 13. “She was itchy, she went to the doctor, she took antibiotics, she ate, she slept and she never woke up."

Bessie—who shared Marissa with husband Diamantis Laimou —added, "My girl left for nothing.”

Marissa’s death came days after she began feeling symptoms of dizziness, itchiness, and other symptoms of infection, according to multiple outlets.

After going to two separate hospitals, according to The Independent , Marissa was sent home with a

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