The son and daughter of a young mother who died of sudden death syndrome have been diagnosed with the same disease.
Four-year-old Liam Belger and his baby sister Ella were screened for the rare heart defect cardiac arrhythmia following the death of their 21-year-old mum Amanda, of Plas Porth, Uchaf, Conwy.
A London-based cardiologist also carried out specialised ECG tests on Mandy’s close family and relatives, but results showed that her two children were the only ones found to have long QT syndrome.
It is the latest in a series of setbacks for the Belgers. Last year the Weekly News reported how police wrongly blamed Mandy’s death on heroin overdose, following speculation over a batch of rogue drugs circulating in the Caernarfon area where she was found dead.
Her mother Sandra Armstrong said North Wales Police admitted the mistake, hut she is yet to receive an apology.
