A heartbroken mam died just weeks after her long-term partner leaving behind their 10-year-old son.
Jill Skivington, 46, lost her life after suffering a heart attack and a catastrophic stroke. Four weeks earlier, her partner of 15 years Gary Armstrong, 49, passed away following a cardiac arrest.
The couple, from Wallsend, leave behind their autistic son Alfie as well as Jill's daughters Katy, 21, and Ellie, 22, who thought of Gary as their father.