Waikato ambulance officer Matthew Liddle dies after months-long fight for life following brain aneurysm

Matthew Liddle died on Friday after complications from an earlier brain aneurysm.

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What happenedMatthew Liddle died on Friday after complications from an earlier brain aneurysm.

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The New Zealand Herald3h ago

Waikato ambulance officer Matthew Liddle dies after months-long fight for life following brain aneurysm

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Matthew Liddle died on Friday after complications from an earlier brain aneurysm.

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Stuff (New Zealand)4h ago

Ambulance officer who spent career helping others dies after months-long fight for life

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Colleagues remember Matthew Liddle as a kind and compassionate caregiver after he died following complications from a brain aneurysm.

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