Milly-Rose Stirrup's family were left heartbroken after she collapsed at hospital and could not be revived. Get the latest top news stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter We have more newsletters Get the latest top news stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter We have more newsletters It's been revealed that a happy and healthy young girl who died suddenly after contracting a tummy bug had a rare, undiagnosed genetic condition. Milly-Rose Stirrup's family were left heartbroken after she collapsed at hospital and could not be revived in February last year.
The six-year-old had been at home playing computer games just 24 hours earlier, having had the day off school after contracting a bug which had been doing the rounds. After a second trip to A&E, however, little Milly, from Denton in Greater Manchester, began to rapidly deteriorate with what was initially thought to be sepsis. It wasn't until many months after her death that her devastated parents Shaun and Phillipa were told she she had an underlying genetic defect which had caused her to become fatally unwell.
As reported by the Manchester Evening News , a coroner ruled on Wednesday that this was the cause of her tragic and premature death. The inquest heard there were a number of "missed opportunities" in her care at the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital (RMCH), however none were found to have caused or contributed to her death. Her family now say they hope to raise awareness .