A MUM has told of the devastating moment she woke up to find her five-year-old daughter dead beside her. Lila Marsland died after being found unresponsive by mum Rachael, 36, as they shared a bed together on December 28 last year. 3 Lila died just two weeks before she would have turned six Credit: MEN Media 3 The little girl has been described "the nicest child ever" by her mum Credit: MEN Media Paramedics rushed to their home in Hyde, Manchester, but it is believe little Lila had been dead for several hours.
Her sixth birthday was just two weeks away. Recalling the horror ordeal, Rachael told the Manchester Evening News : "I woke up and she was dead next to me. I rang for an ambulance but she had been dead a few hours.
"They gave her CPR; they arrived within minutes but it was already too late. It’s horrendous. I still can’t believe it’s happened.
" She added: "She 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." Rachael has revealed how she and Lila's dad Daz, 41, are still unaware of how she died, meaning they are still unable to properly grieve their loss.
An inquest into Lila's death has been opened, with a full hearing due to go ahead in November. Mourners packed out a church as the family held a funeral service a month after her death. Most read in The Sun 'WHAT A SHAMBLES' Travel chaos at Scots airport as queues 'snake outside the terminal' SCRANTASTIC! Pink surpris.
