A "gentle giant" dad has died after contracting coronavirus just days after his family home was gutted by a fire. Heartfelt tributes have been paid to Mark Bowen who died three days after he was discharged from hospital.
The 52-year-old, daughter Samantha Bowen and her two children Georgia, six, and James, three, were forced to flee their house in Connah's Quay, Flintshire, when a fire was started upstairs in late November.
The accidental blaze caused extensive damage to their home - which has been in the family for generations - and destroyed most of their most treasured possessions, Wales Online reports.
Following the blaze the family spent a short time living with relatives in England, the family were moved into temporary accommodation
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