A Mother whose teenage son died suddenly from an undiagnosed heart condition today welcomed a move to offer bereaved families automatic screening on the NHS.

Julie Carder, from Wickersley, Rotherham, lost her son Ryan Bothamley two years ago when he collapsed and died on a bus.

Ryan, aged 15,had no history of heart problems and was a promising footballer who was physically fit.

Since his death, Julie has joined forces with Jean Johnson, also from Rotherham, whose 21-year-old son Craig collapsed and died in the car park of Sheffield University in 2002, to campaign for all teenagers to be screened for heart conditions.

Both lads were victims of Sudden Death Syndrome, a condition causes the heart to stop but neither showed any sign of a health problem

Today Julie welcomed the action of Dari Taylor MP, who is to present  a private members bill in House of Commons  calling for automatic screening for people at a high risk of sudden cardiac death syndrome.

The Bill is support by MPs and sporting stars including Ian Botham and Welsh rugby player Rob Jones and charity Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY). Julie said “It is a step in the right direction.  You are in so much shock when it happens.  We were offered screening and we took it, but this doesn’t automatically happen everywhere 

The mothers want the Government to routinely offer heart screening to all teenagers in schools, in the way that inoculations are automatically given to young people to protect them from disease 

Late this month Julie and Jean will travel to London to lobby MPs to back their cause.

Sudden Adult Death Syndrome claims the lives of up to eight apparently healthy young people every week in the UK.

CRY said immediate screening of family after a sudden death was vital for identifying genetic faults in the heart and prevent further deaths.