A bereaved husband says his grief was compounded after his wife's coffin became 'jammed head-first' during her funeral. Vincent McGuire, 60, lost his beloved wife Elaine, 53, last September after a long illness.
31.05.2022 - 21:39 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The partner of a young mum who died suddenly aged just 26 has spoken of the moment he realised something was gravely wrong.
Jon Noble, 42, had been driving Nikita Lomax back home from a trip to Wales after the mother-of-one said she wasn't feeling well. She told him she was going to get some sleep and drifted off.
But as they were around 15 miles from Manchester, Jon said he noticed something wasn't right with his girlfriend and the mother of his child, and drove them straight to Manchester Royal Infirmary.
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Doctors worked on Nikita, also known as Terri, for around 30 minutes before she gave Jon the devastating news that there was nothing more they could do for her.
Her family have been left in complete shock, as the cause of her death still remains unknown. They are still waiting for the results of a post-mortem examination to give them some answers.
Jon described his partner of five years as a "happy" and "great" mother who devoted her life to their 19-month-old daughter Kavana-Rose. Nikita grew up in Wythenshawe and had been living in Bacup in Lancashire with Jon at the time of her death.
He said Nikita had suffered with her mental health following the sudden death of her brother around a decade ago, but had been coping well with her grief in recent years.
She had been referred to hospital some weeks prior to her death after experiencing chest pain and was said to be awaiting some further tests for an 'abnormal blood result'.
Speaking to the M.E.N, Jon said: "She was a brilliant person. She was a very happy and great mother. She was outgoing and always wanted to do stuff.
"She had her own problems in the past with her mental health after
A bereaved husband says his grief was compounded after his wife's coffin became 'jammed head-first' during her funeral. Vincent McGuire, 60, lost his beloved wife Elaine, 53, last September after a long illness.
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