Teenager killed in meningitis outbreak ‘died within hours after falling ill’

Lewis Waters (left) was taken to the ICU after developing sepsis due to meningitis, but the young man passed away (Picture: Facebook/Sean Waters)

The dad of a ‘kind-hearted’ teen paid tribute to his son who died within a few hours of feeling ill after a meningitis infection.

Lewis Waters, a student at Henley College in Oxfordshire, was one of three cases linked to the latest outbreak of the deadly illness, which is notorious for progressing quickly.

Two cases have also been reported in Reading affecting...