The parents of two six-week-old twins who died in a Brisbane home after struggling to explain the tragedy to their older children.
with blankets covering them in their home in Sunnybank HillsNow a friend of the family has posted a picture of the six-week-old girls for the first time on aCalling the page “R.I.P Twin Angels of Brisbane”, the friend said the twins’ parents and two older siblings had been left heartbroken by the deaths.Source:Supplied“These Angels graced us for only 6 beautiful weeks but have created such a hole since their passing.
“Preliminary investigations suggest the babies were sleeping together throughout the night and were discovered unresponsive in the morning,” police said.earlier reported that the babies may have been in a bed with their mother when the incident occurred.A neighbour told the publication she could hear the father “howling and screaming” as an ambulance arrived at the home on that Wednesday morning.“There’s really nothing you can say or do that will help in a situation like this,” he said.
“Sleeping baby in their own safe cot is always the safest option, however, Red Nose recognises that this is not always possible, especially if you have twins,” the advice states. “Sleeping twins in the same safe cot is dangerous if one part of the body of one twin were able to accidentally cover the face of the other, causing an interference with breathing.Red Nose said bereavement support services were available 24 hours a day via the charity’s Grief and Loss Support Line on 1300 308 307.
“Our thoughts are with the family at this very difficult time and we offer our free support services to anyone impacted by this tragedy including first responders and the wider community,” it said.
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