A dad who fell ill with an infection has died suddenly from a mystery illness, leaving behind a devastated family including three children. The death occurred just 12 hours after Charlie Dunkin, 43, was rushed to hospital when he began coughing up blood.
Mr Dunkin had said he was feeling ill in the previous days but thought it would pass. The death has shocked his family who are grieving the loss of a beloved family member who had a 'heart of gold'.
The family have rallied together to focus on providing for his children Mollie, 17, Alfie, 15, and Aimee, 10, after it emerged Mr Dunkin had no will or life insurance. Sister Karen described her brother as a "real salt of the earth character".
