Octomum's troubled final lonely days after 'never recovering' from tragic baby loss

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Neighbours of the late 'Octomum' Mandy Allwood, 56, have told of her troubled final days as she tragically battled alcoholism and cancer and said tragically the neighbourhood will be 'better off without her.'Mandy had first made headlines around the world 26 years ago when she fell pregnant with eight children aged 31 in 1996.Tragically at 24 weeks, Mandy gave birth to six boys and two girls over three days and three nights - but each of the babies died in a matter of hours.Mandy went on to have three more children but neighbours and friends said she "never recovered" from the trauma of losing her babies.Neighbours of Mandy in Stratford-upon-Avon said the area would be a much quieter place without her.They revealed how she battled booze demons and accidentally flooded her property on several occasions.One neighbour, who would only give her name as Sue, said she often helped Mandy when she could as she felt sorry for her.Sue added: "I didn't know her very well because she was a bit of a funny person, she was an alcoholic so she could be a bit in your face."I tried to give her what she needed and help.

It was a shame, I felt sorry for her - but it was just too much to handle. It is a bit of a relief."She flooded the flat underneath her when she overfilled her bath.

The guy in the flat below couldn't do anything to stop it."It wasn't that she did it intentionally, she was just so drunk."Mandy's home could be seen today (February 4) covered in chaotic and colourful decorations with her front door labelling her flat "the manor".Another neighbour, who did not want to be named, said: "She was certainly a character, to say the least, but she never recovered from what happened to her."You can't even imagine the trauma she went.