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Ria Tesia & Sophie Collins

Heartbroken mum thought daughter was just 'teething' before dying of rare condition

A heartbroken mum-of-two has told the devastating story of how she lost her 15-month-old daughter to a rare brain condition with no warning signs.

Tara Lyons, 37, and her 34-year-old partner, Daniel O’Sullivan, put their baby girl Sofia to bed back in April 2020 and noticed that she had the sniffles, which they thought was just a result of her teething.

The next morning at breakfast, young Sofia was turning down her breakfast and after her mum took her in her arms, the tot’s head dropped forward without warning.

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