Peaches Geldof was 'found with her son'

The body of Peaches Geldof was found with 11-month-old son Phaedra by her side in an echo of her mother Paula Yates's overdose death 14 years earlier

Peaches Geldof, a columnist for Mother & Baby magazine, had recently written that she was “happier than ever” with her “perfect life” and was an advocate of “attachment parenting” with her sons Photo: Rex Features

By Padraic Flanagan

9:37AM BST 11 Apr 2014

Peaches Geldof was found dead with her 11-month-old son Phaedra by her side, it has been reported.

Husband Thomas Cohen, 23, raised the alarm when the mother-of-two failed to answer his telephone calls at their home in Wrotham, Kent, according to the Sun newspaper.

It claims the tragedy echoed the death, 14 years earlier, of her mother Paula Yates, who was found dead of a heroin overdose with her daughter Tiger Lily, then aged four, beside her.

The report is based on an unnamed source who told the newspaper: “The hope is that Phaedra is so young he wasn’t aware of what was going on. The most important thing is that he’s OK.”

Mr Cohen is believed to have spent Sunday night away from home with the couple’s 23-month-old son Astala. He tried but failed to contact Miss Geldof on Monday and sent a friend check on her, before the police were called.

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“It’s devastating for Tom that he wasn’t there but it couldn’t have been avoided,” said the source.
Miss Geldof, 25, a columnist for Mother & Baby magazine, had recently written that she was “happier than ever” with her “perfect life” and was an advocate of “attachment parenting” with her sons.
“Phaedra was by her side most of the time, even when she was sleeping,” said the source. “At the very least, there can be some comfort that she wasn’t by herself when she died.”
A spokesman for Kent police declined to comment on the newspaper report.
Miss Geldof’s mother Paula Yates was found dead at her home in Notting Hill, west London, in 2000. She was alone with her daughter Tiger Lily, who was found playing near her mother’s body when a friend arrived.
In the latest tragedy, Miss Geldof’s final online post was a picture of herself as a child in Ms Yates’s arms, which she captioned: “Me and my mum.”
Her former nanny Anita Debney, 52, told the Daily Mirror that Miss Geldof had “tried so hard to be happy” and finally found it when she became a mother herself.

^{Peaches Geldof's final online post was a picture of herself with her mother Paula Yates}
“We struggled and survived the darkest of times,” she said. “I never lost faith in her spirit and strength, always held out my hand to help her when she struggled and fell.
“She overcame so much and my love and appreciation of her indomitable spirit never wavered.”
She added: “She blossomed in motherhood and excelled at raising the sweetest, happiest babies in the world. She was passionate in her zeal to speak up for the needs of babies everywhere.
“What a wonderful legacy she has left the world. My darling girl, you almost made it.”
Miss Geldof’s father, Sir Bob, 62, spent two hours at his daughter’s house on Thursday and was seen placing some of her belongings in his car.
Her body was released by the coroner to her family so that they can make funeral arrangements.
An inquest is expected to be opened and adjourned within a fortnight. A post mortem into the "sudden, unexplained" death was inconclusive, with the results of toxicology tests due to take weeks.
Rock singer Mr Cohen and Miss Geldof were married in 2012 at Davington Church in Kent, where her parents wed. The church is now expected to host her funeral.

Are footballers really that thick?

 

It is known that the definition of a stereotype is ` a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing`. Many people tend to stereotype footballers as non-educated and overpaid sportsmen. In fact I believe that is absolutely incorrect, as many footballers are known to be well educated. I can actually give plenty of examples of footballers with qualifications, of which some are extremely interesting. For starters would you have expected someone like Liverpool goalkeeper, Simon Mignolet to have a degree in politics? It is a topic which can stage a substantial debate…

Nowadays footballers are seen as role models to many not just on the pitch, but off it. For example the likes of Aaron Ramsey, Alex Oxlaide-Chamberlain and Gareth Bale are young superstars who have proved they are no less eloquent, educated and smarter than equivalents from other walks of life. I mean even the great Sir Bobby Robson, quoted: “we shouldn’t under estimate them they are smarter than what we all thought”. However, people continue to slate footballers and create the ongoing myth explaining how they believe footballers are thick!

I personally remember being on contract at Burton Albion FC at the age of 14. At that time a very serious transition was occurring at school, being the options I would take at GCSE. The public I don’t think are aware of this, but Burton football club like many others, were very helpful as they deemed my education as being just as important as my football career. So in conclusion to that I was learning and being well educated as well as taking part in football. So is it fair to label the thousands of individuals, who have worked hard, been so dedicated and well educated, as THICK? In my opinion no! However, yours may differ.

Yes, don’t get me wrong, you have a fair few pre- madonnas amongst the footballing industry. The likes of Mario Balotelli, Carlos Tevez and Ravel Morrison have disgusting egos. At times I wish they weren’t part of our fantastic showpiece on offer for the public. However, they are part of a small percentage of people within the sport, who are more into drink, drugs and substantial crime. Which yes I know they always seem to get away with!

Remember, and I hope this change many an opinion. In most cases a professional sportsmen has undertaken this intense education and chosen their options at a far earlier age most of us have had to assess our academic options and most of all future careers. For example, the speed at which some footballers brains work on the pitch either in terms of reaction or anticipation is not far off being classed as `incredible`. Yet when they speak to the media, they persistently pick at faults made perhaps and question their academic background or verbal dexterity.

In summary, I hope I have changed the views of many stereotypical people amongst the British public. In fact I believe the large majority of professional footballers are a credit to themselves and their families. Them all being branded as `thick` is a disgrace and just sums up the outlook; being a very judgemental style regards people in Britain. I have proved why footballers aren’t actually thick, take a moment to think why footballers cant switch their mobile phone to silent or even hit a straight drive off the first tee;!

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