Philip would have been six tomorrow but instead of giving him the presents, I had bought, Spider Man toys and his Paw Patrol cake, I will be preparing to go to his funeral
along with some of the beautiful dolls his sister Fiona left here.”
The family is reeling from the loss of the children who died at their family home in Renfrew Road, Paisley, two weeks ago after fire ripped through their first-floor cottage flat.
The children’s father, Alex Gibson, 41, had left the family home minutes before the blaze started just before 9pm that Friday to pick up some messages at the garage shop nearby. Julia Daley said: “We still don’t know everything that happened that night but, from what Julie and the police have told us, it seems everything happened very quickly.
“Julie was cuddling Philip on her knee in the living room when Alexander came in and said his bedroom was on fire. She told Alexander to get out of the house and she ran to get Fiona who was in her bedroom next to her brother’s.
“Julie couldn’t waken Fiona up, and I know she called Alex on his phone to tell him what was happening.” The mum of three desperately tried to get to Philip. Julia said: “My daughter said she tried to get back into the living room, but the smoke was really bad. We think she must have collapsed because she can’t remember much else.”
Alex Gibson arrived back at the house within moments but it is understood the fire was in progress.
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Gran Julia Daley on terrible loss