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Lanarkshire Family Mourns Mum and Infant Who Died Nine Months Apart

Relatives describe their loss in tributes published before a painful Christmas.

Overview

  • Local outlets on December 24–25 published interviews with grandmother Diane Edgar of Blantyre, South Lanarkshire, sharing the family’s grief.
  • Six-month-old Pixie died on February 24, reported as Sudden Death Syndrome, while being bathed by her mother.
  • Paula Edgar, 34, died in November after experiencing seizures that relatives say were tied to two brain tumours.
  • Family accounts note Paula spent 18 years trying to conceive, including IVF, before becoming pregnant with Pixie in late 2024.
  • Quotes portray Paula as devoted to her daughter and widely loved in the community, with no indication in the reports of an official investigation.