Just a 'few breaths' killed mum and daughter found dead in burger van

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A heartbroken dad has told how his mum and sister died from carbon monoxide poisoning while decorating his burger van for his birthday.Tyla Wanstall, 26, discovered the bodies of Leah Churchill, 50, and younger sibling Brooke Wanstall, 17, in the vehicle.The 26-year-old believes Leah used a petrol generator inside the van while decorating it as a surprise, and she and her daughter were gassed to death.Tyla has called for every home and business to be fitted with an alarm to detect the lethal gas - which is colourless and odourless - to help stop a repeat of such tragedies.He said: “I had no idea how quickly carbon monoxide could kill.

It is literally within a few breaths.“Mum used that generator every day but I don’t think she thought for a second how catastrophic it would be to turn it on inside.”Tyla launched the Meat ‘n’ Greet burger shack, in Whitstable, Kent, earlier this year as a new business.He said Leah - also mum to Ocean, 23, and Sonny, 12 - and his youngest sister were decorating the van to mark his first birthday living away from home.Tyla opened the van on the morning of his birthday on February 14 and was horrified to see his mother’s legs on the floor.Balloons, banners and gifts were also inside.He said: “For a split second, I thought she was playing a prank on me.

I said, ‘Mum, what are you doing?’ I bent down to touch her and she was cold. I looked over and saw Brooke.“She had her phone in her hand but she was slumped.

I saw straight away what had happened. The generator was running.“The shutters were all closed, so there would have been no ventilation.”Tyla, who has a four-month-old son, TJ, is fundraising for funeral costs via GoFundMe.He added: “I really want to make sure this doesn’t happen to