Tributes paid to girl, 4, who died hours before her first day at school

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A family have paid tribute to their "spectacular firecracker" of a daughter who sadly died after a battling a heart condition.

Rose O'Leary sadly passed away on Monday (September 4) after undergoing surgery to repair a defect in her heart. The four-year-old was due to start school just a day before her death.

Doctors detected that Rose had an interrupted aortic arch at her 20 week scan. Her parents were told Katie O'Leary-Hall and Sue O'Leary-Hall were told that Rose had an interrupted aortic arch at her 20 week scan.

The condition is a rare one that only affects one in 50,000 people. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features YorkshireLive reports that the condition happens when the aorta - the heart's main pipeline - doesn't form completely.