Western Mail

Tragic triplets ‘my life, heart and soul’ – mother

- Claire Hayhurst newsdesk@walesonlin­e.co.uk

THE mother of two baby triplets who were found dead at home has paid tribute to them as “my life, heart and soul”.

Police have said the deaths of Noah and Charlie, five months, are not being treated as suspicious.

Officers were called to the Wildmill area of Bridgend at about 10am on September 23.

Noah and Charlie were found unresponsi­ve and later pronounced dead in hospital. Their brother Ethan was healthy.

In a tribute released through South Wales Police, the boys’ mother said she was “devastated” by her loss.

“Noah and Charlie were my life, heart and soul,” she said. “They were the happiest babies, they always had a smile for everyone and made everyone smile back. I would give anything to hold my beautiful boys, to see them smile, hear them laugh or even hear them cry.

“I am completely lost and heartbroke­n without them it feels like I’ve lost my limbs.

“Noah and Charlie, along with their brother Ethan, were my world and life will never be the same again.

“I am proud every day to call all of them my sons and feel privileged to have been able to love and hold them.

“I love you – my beautiful baby boys – I always have and always will. You will never be forgotten. Lots of love your mummy xx.”

The boys were found to be not breathing when officers arrived at their home.

They were taken to the Princess of Wales Hospital in Bridgend, where they were both pronounced dead.

A post-mortem examinatio­n to determine the cause of their sudden deaths is due to be carried out.

It is believed one line of inquiry is whether sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), also known as cot death, was involved.

The family of the triplets also released a statement through South Wales Police.

“Words cannot describe how empty we feel at this awful time,” they said. “We would like to thank everybody for their kind words and for their offers of support which have meant so much to us.

“Now we respectful­ly ask to be left alone, as a family, to grieve in peace.”

A police spokesman said: “The five-month-old children were conveyed to hospital where tragically they were later pronounced deceased. There are no suspicious circumstan­ces surroundin­g the deaths which are being treated as a tragic accident”.

An online fundraisin­g page set up by the boys’ godmother has raised more than £7,600 for the family.

Moving tributes have been posted on the page.

Siobhan Boyd wrote: “Hi all my name is siobhan sadly this morning 2 of my beautiful godsons passed away. Im trying to raise money for their mother to help with the costs if flowers etc. If anybody would like to help hopefully we can raise enough to take the financial stress off sarah at this difficult time thank you all for reading xxx.”

Another said: “Very, very sad. There are no words to help the pain you are feeling, Noah and Charlie are now little angels in heaven and will always be in your hearts forever. My thoughts are with you all.”

 ?? GoFundMe ?? > A photograph of the three brothers posted on the GoFundMe page which has been set up to raise money for the family
GoFundMe > A photograph of the three brothers posted on the GoFundMe page which has been set up to raise money for the family
 ??  ?? > The tragedy happened on the Maes-y-Felin estate in Wildmill, Bridgend
> The tragedy happened on the Maes-y-Felin estate in Wildmill, Bridgend

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