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Fatima Aziz & Ryan Fahey

Heartbroken family's lives 'changed forever' after toddler's sudden unexplained death

A grief-stricken mum whose toddler died suddenly for unexplained reasons has recalled the moment her family's life was torn apart.

Emily and Darren Bowes, 34 and 39, had been enjoying Christmas with their two children Alexander, three, and his younger brother Freddie, two, last year - completely unaware of the tragedy set to strike the following day.

Alexander died suddenly on Boxing Day for reasons still unknown - a rare phenomena called Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood, which causes around one child death per 100,000, Lancashire Live reports.

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