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| One of the conjoined twins separated at London's Great Ormond Street Hospital has died, the hospital has said. | One of the conjoined twins separated at London's Great Ormond Street Hospital has died, the hospital has said. |
| Laura Williams, 18, from Shrewsbury, gave birth to the girls, Faith and Hope, on 26 November. | Laura Williams, 18, from Shrewsbury, gave birth to the girls, Faith and Hope, on 26 November. |
| The twins, who were joined at the chest and shared a liver but had separate hearts, underwent an operation to separate them on Tuesday. | The twins, who were joined at the chest and shared a liver but had separate hearts, underwent an operation to separate them on Tuesday. |
| A member of the surgical team which separated the twins has said Faith is in a stable condition. | |
| The hospital released a statement on Wednesday confirming that Hope had died. | The hospital released a statement on Wednesday confirming that Hope had died. |
| Professor Agostino Pierro, head of the surgical team which operated on the girls, said Hope died in the presence of her parents - Mrs Williams and her husband Aled, from Anglesey. | |
| The professor explained that Hope died because her lungs had been unable to support her. | |
| The hospital had wanted to wait until the twins were stronger before carrying out the operation, but it was brought forward after their health gave cause for concern. |