A loving mum and her baby were tragically found dead just days after she failed to show up to a friend's house on Christmas. Natalie Kane and her 14-month-old son, Harry, were discovered by police in their flat in Whitehaven, Cumbria - five days after missing the Christmas Day plans.
An inquest on Tuesday (September 6) concluded that baby Harry had passed away from dehydration after being left alone when mum Natalie died as a result of substance abuse. She had previously struggled with addiction, however no drugs were detected in her urine when it was tested the week before her death other than her prescribed methadone.
The parent had grown up in Cumbria before travelling the world with the Sea Cadets, the Mirror reports. She had previously modelled for Littlewoods and later enlisted in the Army where she worked as HGV driver, before being discharged due to alcohol abuse.
