A heartbroken family has paid tribute to their "beautiful" young girl after she collapsed and died in her dad's arms.
Libbey Peverall, who was just 20, died suddenly at her home in West Drayton, London, last week despite dad's best efforts to save her with CPR.
It's thought Libbey, who had dreams of becoming a beautician, may have suffered a heart attack, although the young woman had no underlying physical health conditions.
“She was a beautiful girl, she was absolutely stunning," said Libbey's brother Charlie.
"She wouldn’t say a bad word about anyone, and she was always worrying about my mum and dad."
Libbey had struggled with her mental health after being bullied at school at an early age, which led to her being home-schooled from 14.
But Libbey's family said she had everything going for her future, and she had recently passed her driving test and was devoted to her dog, Lottie.
A huge football fan, Libbey also regularly accompanied Charlie to watch Chelsea play, despite being a Manchester United fan herself.
Charlie said the family was still waiting for an official explanation for Libbey's death after she collapsed on Monday, February 20.
"She woke up on Monday and my dad said ‘do you want a cup of coffee?’," Charlie told MyLondon.
"She always had coffee in the morning and she said she’d rather have a cup of tea.
"So he made her a cup of tea, and then all of a sudden she said ‘I’ve got a pain in my chest’.
"She suffers from panic attacks so my dad gave her a brown bag to blow in and basically, she just stood up and then collapsed in my dad’s arms.
“My dad really did try his hardest to help her and he did CPR on her, everything.
"He tried so hard. Within about five or 10 minutes, ambulances turned up and they tried on her for about an hour and a half with my mum and dad going, ‘please don’t give up on her, please please don’t give up’."
Charlie received a call a short while later to say that Libbey had a suspected heart attack, and was no longer breathing.
He jumped in the car and had reached St Albans when his mum told him that she’d sadly died.
"I screamed in the car, it hit me so hard," he said. "We did everything together, we did football together, and just before Christmas we went to Winter Wonderland together.
"She was my only sibling and everyone says ‘I know how you feel’ but until it happens to someone, which I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy, you don’t know how it feels.
"My mum is in bits, I’m trying to stay strong for her and it feels like I haven’t properly grieved yet.
"It just feels like she’s on holiday and she’s going to walk through the door soon. For the last two days, it's starting to feel like reality a bit. I’m just trying to deny it in a way."
The family were now awaiting the coroner’s report before they can begin to organise her funeral, which Charlie set up a GoFundMe for to try and raise money to give her a fitting send-off.
Despite their heartbreak, they only have kind words for the London Ambulance Service who worked tirelessly to try and bring Libbey back to life.
"My mum suffered a heart attack just after Libbey was born, so they're trying to find out if it’s in the family.
"They’ve never seen anything like this at the age of 20, it even shocked the paramedics.
"They really did try their hardest to bring her back, I’ve never known paramedics come up to you and not want to leave, it was unbelievable how supportive they were," Charlie said.
"She was loved by so many people, it's unbelievable."
