Boy Found Dead by Sister 'After Going to Bed with Runny Nose'

Parents' heartbreak after 16-month-old son dies from common infection they mistook for a cold

A Sheffield couple who thought their 16-month-old baby had nothing more than a cold have described the moment they learned a strep A infection killed him in his sleep.Anya Sousa and Hugo Sousa, who describe their son Leo as an easy and happy baby, had first noticed a rash on their newborn in August 2022.Despite needing antibiotics and suffering eczema as a result of the infection, the ordeal had not seemed to trouble him.In December 2023, the fa…

‘Our 16-month-old son went to sleep with a simple runny nose and never woke up’

Leonardo Sousa, better known as Leo, died suddenly after coming down with what his parents thought was just a mild cold.

'Our son went to bed with a runny nose - he never woke up'

Sheffield parents Anya Sousa, 41, and Hugo Sousa, 45, were devastated when their 16-month-old son Leonardo, known as Leo, died suddenly in his sleep

Boy aged 16 months went to bed 'with runny nose' and never woke up

Little Leo was found dead by his sister

Boy found dead by sister 'after going to bed with runny nose'

Little Leo, aged 16 months, went to bed as normal, but he never woke up