A grieving daughter collapsed and died as she attended the funeral of her coronavirus victim mum. Laura Richards, 32, suffered a heart attack as mum Julie Murphy, 63, was being lowered into the ground.
Horrified relatives and the vicar conducting the funeral tried to save Laura but she died at the scene. She was among just a handful of mourners allowed at Julie’s burial in Atherstone, Warks, last week, due to social distancing rules.
Mum-of-four Julie, who had multiple sclerosis and dementia, died on March 15 after contracting coronavirus at her nursing home.
Laura’s half-sister Sadie, 45, said the family had been left reeling by the double tragedy. Follow all coronavirus updates here on our live blog She said: “They were lowering mum
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