An 8-month-old baby tragically died after the string of a balloon that had been tied within her reach got wrapped around her neck.

Malaysia Kaylia Lamour from Greater Manchester was in her cot when she managed to grab the line of a heart-shaped balloon, which was tied to her parents’ bed.

The string got caught around her neck and she couldn’t breathe, resulting in her devastating death.

Area coroner Dr Alan Walsh heard during the hearing at Bolton Coroner’s Court that the child was being cared for by the mother, Brandy Kimberley Harvey, and father, Jackenson Lamour.

The couple’s neighbors described them as ‘wonderful parents’ who were ‘friendly and very caring to Malaysia.’

Dr Walsh said that the couple appeared to be ‘perfect parents’ and said that he hoped others who heard about the devastating story would be more cautious around ropes and other strings.

The tragic incident occurred after Brandy had returned to the apartment and her husband had left for work.

The mother then went to the kitchen around 10 pm left Malaysia in a cot near their bed.

She could hear her daughter making noises while she did some washing up but moments later, the baby’s occasional crying suddenly stopped.

Brandy rushed to the room and was shocked to find the balloon string wrapped around her daughter’s neck.

The mother cut the string right away and called emergency services but after trying to resuscitate the baby, she was pronounced dead.

“All the inquiries show her mother and father to be wonderful parents, they all say they were very caring to Malaysia and it seems to me they were a loving family,” Dr Walsh said.

According to reports, the heart-shaped balloon was a Valentines Day gift that the husband had bought for his wife.

“This was a tragedy of immense proportions,” Dr Walsh expressed. “It’s important that I say that I accept this was an enormous tragedy for Malaysia’s parents and I can’t stress enough that they seemed to be wonderful parents who loved Malaysia.

“While nobody expects these terrible accidents to happen, they do happen, and it’s something to learn for other parents from the tragedy of Malaysia’s parents.”

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