MP backs parents' campaign after sudden child deaths

Parents of children who died from Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood (SUDC) have heard their campaign for a national action plan debated in parliament.

SUDC is a rare category of death in children over the age of one, in which the cause remains unknown.

It is estimated that about 40 children over the age of one die suddenly every year - more than young child deaths from traffic accidents, fires or drowning.

Speaking in the Commons, the MP for Spelthorne, Lincoln Jopp, said he was campaigning on behalf of two of his constituents: Louis Rogers and Harry Pitts.

"They can't be here today because they're dead," added the Conservative politician.

Harry Pitts, from Sunbury-on-Thames in Surrey, was 13 when he died suddenly in 2023.

Louis Rogers was 22 months old when he was found dead in his bed in Shepperton in 2021.

Louis' parents - Christian and Julia - have campaigned for a number of changes, including around the implementation of coroners' findings, to help prevent future deaths.

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