Mum's heartbreak after waking up to find 'one of a kind' husband dead in bed

A mum has told of the heartbreaking moment she woke up to find her husband of 14 years dead in bed. Ali Panagi described chip shop owner and dad-of-three George as 'one of a kind' following his sudden death.

The couple had gone to bed at their home in Staffordshire as normal but when George, 53, failed to turn off his alarm, Ali, 41, quickly realised something was seriously wrong.

"The alarm was going off so I reached over George to turn it off, he felt a bit cold so I pulled the duvet over him. It felt different so I jumped out of bed and went around to his side. He was lying on his side and his lips were blue," she told StokeonTrentLive.

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"I rang for an ambulance and started doing CPR. I carried on until the paramedics got here which was about 20 minutes. He was pronounced dead at around 8am. I was like 'this can’t be happening'. He had underlying health issues but everything was OK. He had just been to the hospital for a check up and it was fine, it was all very sudden."

George - who owned The Village Chippy in Audlem in Cheshire - leaves behind his children Max, aged 10, Alexi, aged 12 and Paige, 26. While he suffered from health issues, the cause of his death on April 16 remains a mystery.

He had been involved in a motorbike accident in 2007 and was unable to walk for nine months. Although his mobility had changed, he carried on working. Three years later he had open heart surgery to have a mechanical valve fitted. But in 2016 he contracted a bug which attacked the valve and he spent another six weeks in hospital.

Ali added: "He has been dealt some rubbish cards but has always got through them. He was in the best state of