Heartbreak as mum, 31, found dead just feet from newborn son's cot
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA young epileptic mum who died suddenly just feet away from her newborn son's cot has left her heartbroken family bereft and fearing her sister could be next.
Daniella Jane, 31, was found dead in bed by her partner Reggie, 29, back in January. The couple's now nine-month-old son Ronnie was in his cot nearby.
A post-mortem examination has since found that Daniella died of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy SUDEP - a term used to describe cases where there is no clear reason why a person with epilepsy has died. READ MORE: Police storm rapist's home and find 'pale and malnourished' woman in sudden raid Her mother, Kerry Cook, 51, said she only learned about SUDEP a few months before her daughter died, despite having raised two daughters with epilepsy and visiting many hospitals over the decades.
Had she known about SUDEP, which kills between 500 and 600 people in the UK a year, Kerry said she would have been more present and supportive for Daniella, who was diagnosed with epilepsy at the age of nine and had up to 30 seizures a month.
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