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Australian TV personality Bert Newton has leg amputated after infection – The Guardian
The 82-year-old has leg removed below knee after being given ‘an ultimatum’ following the life-threatening toe infection
TV legend Bert Newton has needed a leg amputation because of a life-threatening infection.
The 82-year-old had the surgery in Melbourne on Saturday.
Newton is believed to have been in hospital for the past six weeks, after a toe infection over Christmas failed to heal.
Radio entertainment reporter Peter Ford broke the news on Monday morning after receiving a call from Patti Newton on Sunday night.
Patti and Bert Newton in 2019. Photograph: Sam Tabone/Getty Images
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