Sudden death of mum of seven Laura leaves family devastated
SEVEN children have been left devastated by the sudden and unexplained death of their mum at the age of just 34.
Fit and healthy Laura Hogg was close to achieving her dream of becoming a qualified counsellor when she tragically died in her sleep.
Laura’s family said her postmortem examination came back inconclusive. And with her inquest yet to be opened, they now face an excruciating wait for answers.
Single mum Laura grew up in Oxford Street, Church Gresley, but had just moved to Skegness to start a new life near mum Jane, 60, when she died.
Cousin Kayleigh Afzal said: “She was such a warm, kind, funny person and a great, great mum – she adored her children. I was just absolutely stunned and heartbroken when I found out what had happened.
“I thought of those poor kids straight away – they must have been in the house when it happened. She’d been a full-time mum since she was 17, but was so close to getting qualified and having her life as she’d always wanted it. She wanted to give the kids a new lease of life on the coast. “One of her friends found her at her home in Skegness and called an ambulance, but she had already died by the time they arrived. Jane was back here seeing family when it happened and she’s now had to move back here. She can’t face going back to Skegness after what’s happened.
“We haven’t been told anything yet about how she died and that’s so hard, especially for the children.”
Laura’s death on January 22 came nearly 25 years after dad Russell died at the same age. She leaves behind siblings Tom, 40; James, 35; and Emma, 33.
Now mum-of-five Kayleigh is running 5km every day to raise money for the children, who are aged between three and 14.
The 32-year-old Swadlincote community nurse said: “Laura was always the life and soul of the party and I’d never seen her sad. She had so many friends and was so close to her mum. She didn’t have life insurance and I just want to raise enough money to help the children and to send them on a nice holiday.”
Anyone who wants to donate to Kayleigh’s cause can do so by going to the website www.Gofundme.com