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Woman who had first US face transplant after husband shot her dies aged 57

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A brave woman who became the first person in the US to receive a face transplant after her husband shot her in a failed murder-suicide has died aged 57.

Connie Culp, from Ohio, received the "miracle" operation in 2008 after her husband Thomas Culp shot her at point-blank range and left her horribly disfigured.

The Cleveland Clinic, where Connie received the pioneering surgery, confirmed her death in a statement on Friday and hailed her as an "inspiration." Dr Frank Papay, chair of the clinic's dermatology and plastic surgery institute, said: "Connie was an incredibly brave, vibrant woman and an inspiration to many. "Her strength was evident in the fact that she had been the longest-living face transplant patient to date. "She was a great

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