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Dad dies after being 'bitten by venomous spider' he bought online

Mark Anthony Kirby died after flu-like symptoms following a venomous spider bite from an online purchase, with family urging stricter regulations on spider ownership.

  • Mark Anthony Kirby, 38, died suddenly at home after being bitten by one of his pet spiders that he bought online a few weeks earlier.
  • Despite complaining of feeling unwell, Kirby was still "playing pranks" during a meal at Toby Carvery before returning home on July 26.
  • Kirby experienced flu-like symptoms for over a week before collapsing at home, and paramedics were unable to save him.
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A passion that has become fatal, that of Mark Anthony Kirby for the spiders. The man died last August 2 probably following the bite of one of the different arachnids that he had bought in recent years, immediately after the divorce from the ex-wife Kayleigh. The thirty-eight-year-old leaves two children, one of eighteen and the other of seventeen years. "He was always terrified by the insects but he had recently fixed himself with the spiders. H…

·Rome, Italy
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Mark Anthony Kirby, 38-year-old British, had developed a recent fascination with the Arachnids, which he acquired online without any control

·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Liverpool Echo broke the news in Liverpool, United Kingdom on Sunday, August 17, 2025.
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