Teen makes uni return a year after falling ill with sepsis

A teenager who lost parts of all four limbs to sepsis says he is proud of himself as he returns to university a year after he fell ill.

Hamish Wilson, from Crowborough, fell ill with sepsis three weeks into his first year at the University of Southampton in October 2024, leading to the amputation of both legs, a hand and the fingers of his remaining hand.

Now, the 19-year-old philosophy student says he is back doing "everything I used to do", adding he does not want to let his experience change him and "let it win".

He said: "I feel quite proud of myself that I've managed to come back because I remember a lot of people in hospital were telling me that they thought one year was too early."