Company behind weight loss drug Mounjaro, Lilly, has issued an official statement after British woman, Susan McGowan, died after using the jab twice.

A 58-year-old nurse from Scotland has died after taking two doses of weight-loss drug tirzepatide, also known as Mounjaro or Zepbound.

Susan McGowan, 58, is thought to have become the first fatality connected to Mounjaro, the "King Kong" of weight loss jabs

The death of a nurse from North Lanarkshire has been linked to the use of a weight-loss drug recently approved for use on the NHS. Susan McGowan, 58, took two low-dose injections of tirzepatide, known under the brand name Mounjaro, over the course of about two weeks before her death on 4 September.

An influencer, known as Heather, has organised a party celebrating weight loss jab tirzepatide, close to where NHS worker Susan McGowan took two doses of the drug, who later died

Susan McGowan took two doses of tirzepatide, sold under the brand name Mounjaro, before she died on 4 September

A 58 year old nurse has passed away after receiving a weight loss injection, marking the first reported death linked to the medication. , Susan McGowan, an NHS bed manager, had taken two doses of the privately purchased Mounjaro, a low-dose version of the "King Kong" weight loss jab, before her death in September.

It is thought to be the first death in the UK linked to the medication Mounjaro, nicknamed the ‘King Kong jab’