Tragedy as mum collapses and dies hours after death of her five-month-old son

A mum collapsed and died just hours after the death in hospital of her five month-old son. Tributes are being paid to Viktorija Mardosiene, 32, and her baby son, Kevin Dugutis, as police confirmed a coroner was 'reviewing' the circumstances.

Ms Mardosiene lost her life on a ward at the Royal Stoke University Hospital at 5pm on August 9.

She is reported to have collapsed following the death of Kevin in the early hours of that morning. It's understood he had been taken ill in his cot just two hours after a night-time feed at their Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, home and was rushed to hospital shortly before 1am.

Now Ms Mardosiene's relatives are seeking answers after the death of their 'healthy' loved-one. It comes as it was confirmed North Staffordshire's coroner was 'reviewing' Kevin's death, reports Stoke on Trent Live.

Her sister, Tatjana Abraitiene, has led tributes to Ms Mardosiene, who also leaves a 12-year-old daughter who sadly never got the chance to meet her newborn brother, and Kevin. Kevin's dad was too devastated to speak about the loss of his partner and child.

Tatjana, aged 30, from Silverdale, Newcastle-under-Lyme, said: "I said the last goodbye to my nephew. I kissed him and told him I'm so sorry I can’t change anything, it was horrible.

"We waited for this baby for so long and I brought them home from the hospital and saw them all the time. He was really loved and beautiful. She was so lovely and like the sun in the day. If somebody was sad she'd find the words to make them happy.

"She was my everything, my other part. I will miss talking to her and going on walks together. My daughters miss her so much. They only had one aunt from my side and now she’s gone."

Ms Mardosiene moved to England from