Thousands raised for funerals of two five-month-old baby triplets killed in 'tragic accident' in Wales

'Tragic accident': Triplets Charlie, Ethan and Noah
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Fiona Simpson24 September 2017

Thousands of pounds has been raised to help pay for the funerals of two baby triplets who died in a “tragic accident” at their home in Wales.

The five-month-old brothers, named locally as Noah and Charlie, were rushed to hospital from their home in Bridgend on Saturday.

They were pronounced dead by medical staff later in the day, police said.

A fundraising campaign has been set up to support the boy’s mother, named by friends as Sarah Owen, and her family including her third son Ethan.

Writing on a fundraising site, which aims to source £5,000 to help pay for funeral costs, Siobhan Boyd said: "Sadly this morning (Saturday) two of my beautiful godsons passed away.

"I'm trying to raise money for their mother to help with the costs if flowers etc.

"If anybody would like to help hopefully we can raise enough to take the financial stress off Sarah at this difficult time. Thank you all for reading xxx"

The page has so-far attracted more than £3,600 in donations.

Emergency services were called at around 10.05am. There are no suspicious circumstances.

A police spokesman said: "The five-month-old children were conveyed to hospital where tragically they were later pronounced deceased.

"There are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the deaths which are being treated as a tragic accident."

It is believed one line of inquiry is whether the tots suffered sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), also known as cot death.

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