'My pregnant daughter, 21, went for 30-minute nap but never woke up'

An excited young mum-to-be went for a half-an-hour lie down and never woke up, leaving her family devastated.

Leah Roberts, 21, died in her sleep when five months pregnant last year. She had complained of feeling unwell, so decided to take a nap at her home in Cwmbran, Wales, days after finding out she was expecting a baby girl, who she was going to call Leena-Rose.

Leah failed to wake up and her mother Martine Roberts rushed to the property alongside the ambulance service, air ambulance and police. But despite working on her for over an hour, Leah and the baby could not be saved. Paying tribute to her daughter a year on from the tragedy, Martine said her grief hurts as though it "happened yesterday".

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She told WalesOnline: "One year ago, my world changed forever. Not a day goes by where I don't think of Leah and Leena-Rose. I carry them both in my heart and I will always. Life will never be the same without Leah. I cherish every video, I cherish every picture and every memory and time we spent together.

"Her death still feels and hurts as if it happened yesterday. I always feel guilty when I come back from trips smiling and laughing. But I know Leah was happiest when I was happy. She would cry if I would cry. Hopefully she's up there smiling when I'm smiling.

"I am missing her like crazy - I always will. Her five brother's lives have been changed forever, losing their only sister and missing becoming uncles to Leena-Rose."

Leah's friend Rhiannon Williams added: "I can't believe it has been a year without our princess Leah. "Leah, I am missing you so much - this world is so cruel. I will forever be loving you from afar. I wish she could just come back and then everything would be OK."

In the days following Leah's tragic death, she was described by her friend Becky Davies as "the most selfless person you could ever meet in your life". She said: "All she wanted was to love and be loved in return. Family was a massive thing for her, she would always say she was going to be a mum.

"She used to take my children out, her brothers out. She would walk into a room and no matter if she had had a bad day or not she would always ask if you were ok. She was just loving, chatty and just funny, she was a massive goofball with a massive heart."

Leah's family spent the anniversary of her death at the crematorium, remembering Leah and the life she loved to live.