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
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.
“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.
No comments:
Post a Comment