Police are appealing for information after a man had a gold Omega watch stolen from him on a street in Oldham. On Thursday, 24 August, two men approached another man in Whitehall Lane, before attacking him and making off with a Gold Omega watch.
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An NHS nurse with the 'most caring heart' was found dead in bed by her three-year-old daughter. Laura Whittingham, described by her loved ones as a 'Disney queen', died suddenly aged 32.
Her husband, Carl Whittingham, says 'everything was normal' when the couple had gone to bed on October 4. He left early for work quietly the next morning so he wouldn't disturb his wife, StokeonTrentLive reports.
But her young daughter Ava discovered something was wrong when she failed to wake her mum up. "We both went to bed early that night," said Carl, 32.
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"We were messing around watching videos on TikTok and laughing about different things on tele. Everything was normal. I went out for work at 6am. I never went to check on her before I left. I didn’t give her a kiss as it was so early, she normally moans about me if I do that.
“My dad called, he was worried that Laura wasn’t up to take the children to school. I called the police. When I got home the police had already broken into the house and as I got in they told me she’d passed away. I saw my three-year-old coming down the stairs after she tried to wake her up."
Laura also leaves behind 20-month-old Mia, step-daughter Gracie-Mae, aged 13, her older sister Sam and parents Karen, 57, and Paul Davies, 59. An inquest has been opened to determine the cause of death.
Carl added: “Gracie came over and I explained to her that something had happened. She was upset, but she’s been really strong. She's like a rock at the minute, helping as much as she can. Ava still goes in at
Police are appealing for information after a man had a gold Omega watch stolen from him on a street in Oldham. On Thursday, 24 August, two men approached another man in Whitehall Lane, before attacking him and making off with a Gold Omega watch.
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