Lila Marsland, who was weeks shy of her sixth birthday, was found unresponsive next to her mother, Rachel, 36.
When the mom woke up and realized her daughter wasnโt breathing, she called the paramedics. Sadly, there was nothing that could be done. According to them, the girl had been dead for several hours before they arrived at her home.
The devastated mother said the family didnโt have any answers of the cause of death. Speaking toย Manchester Evening News, Rachel shared, โI woke up and she was dead next to me. I rang for an ambulance but she had been dead a few hours.
โThey gave her CPR; they arrived within minutes but it was already too late. Itโs horrendous. I still canโt believe itโs happened.
โShe was kind to everyone; I would take her to school and pick her up and she would be hugging all the teachers. It would take her 30 minutes to leave.โ
Lila attended Flowery Field Primary Schoolย in Hyde.
She was described as โthe nicest child ever.โ According to her mom, Lila had a lot of friends and was known for her bright red hair and her bubbly personality.
โBecause we donโt know what sheโs died of, I donโt feel like we can even grieve properly at the moment. We havenโt even been given answers on how sheโs died,โ Rachel toldย Manchester Evening News.
Lilaโs funeral was held a month after her sudden passing, with everyone from her primary school in attendance.
โIt was a nice send off for her,โ Rachael said. โWe had a horse and carriage. The church was absolutely packed; all the school attended. It was the perfect day for her.โ
Tragically, Lila died on December 28, 2023. In October of 2024, an inquest into Lilaโs death has now opened at Stockport Coroners Court, with troubling details emerging at a pre-inquest review hearing,ย Manchester Evening Newsย reported.
It emerged that the original copies of Lilaโs medical notes in the weeks leading up to her death had been โmisplaced.โ
โThe court heard that there appeared to be no entry on records provided to the court for an assessment at 18.35 on October 8 2023. Other entries on the records indicated that Lila had been prescribed paracetamol, and though she never received the medication this suggested that she had been seen by someone senior enough to order a prescription,โ the outletย reported.
Area Coroner Chris Morris requested that the โmisplacedโ original copies of the notes be located, adding this is a โserious matter.โ
โWe believe this is a complete record because a copy was taken before the original was misplaced.โ
Further, Mr. Morris decided that the inquest will have a jury and set aside a period of eight days, an unusually long time.
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