Lung infection, not massage, cause of woman's death

Medical assistant Li Weiwei was about to massage the arm of Ms Lim (above) when the latter had a seizure.PHOTO: FACEBOOK PAGE OF SERENE LIM XIN HUI.

SINGAPORE: A 26-year-old woman, who suffered a seizure and became unresponsive during a Chinese therapeutic massage, had died from natural causes, an inquiry has found.

Serene Lim Xin Hui was found to have died of interstitial pneumonia, a type of lung infection that can cause breathing difficulties and sudden death, even to persons at rest.