‘My Worst Nightmare.’ 8-Year-Old Boy Dies of Flesh-Eating Bacteria After Falling From Bike

An 8-year-old boy died after a fall off his bicycle led him to contract a flesh eating disease.

Doctors said they believe Liam contracted the case of necrotizing fasciitis, from his wound touching dirt when he fell, People Magazine reported. They attempted to control the infection, which ended up stretching from his ankle to his armpit, by removing patches of the infection from his tissue, according to the report.

"The pain was so bad that he was screaming. It’s horrific.