Triple tragedy for mother whose two children were murdered by ex after 'warrior princess' baby dies of rare disease
A mother whose two children were murdered by her ex-partner has suffered further grief after her daughter died.
Laura Gray, 30, gave birth to little Hallie in August, shortly before she was diagnosed with a rare kidney condition.
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Sadly, she and partner Andrew Chambers revealed last month that their brave 'warrior princess' had lost her battle in just five months.
The tragedy is the third Laura has suffered since her two children murdered by ex Jordan Monaghan.
MonaghanRuby, 30, was murdered in 2013 while sleeping in her Moses basket at home in Blackburn, Lancashire.
Eight months later, the monster also smothered his 21-month-old son Logan in a locker room in a public place. swimming swimming pool.
His sadistic crimes only came to light when he… murdered new girlfriend Evie Adams, 23, by giving her a prescription cocktail drugs.
Laura and Andrew had shared Hallie's courageous battle with congenital nephrotic syndrome on social media.
The disease, which causes proteins to leak into the urine, meant the baby spent most of her short life in hospital.
In a touching tribute, Andrew wrote: 'I can't believe I'll never see your beautiful smile (boo).
“I miss you so much, my heart is broken. I love you so much princess until we meet again RIP HALLIE BOO BEER XX”.
Laura's sister has now started one GoFundMe increase money for Hallie's funeral.
She revealed that the youngster “lost her battle peacefully on 15/1/2024 in the arms of mom and dad and surrounded by her loved ones.”
Laura previously opened up about her heartbreak over Ruby and Logan's deaths.
She told how Monaghan took Logan to a local swimming pool while she was recovering from the flu at home.
Chillingly, he was seen leaving the pools with Logan already dead under a rain cover after smothering the toddler in a changing room.
Monaghan then returned home and wheeled the baby past Laura, telling the mother: “Shhh, he's sleeping”.
The monster had jumped out to get takeaway when Laura discovered Logan unconscious in his pram.
The boy was rushed to hospital but was sadly pronounced dead shortly afterwards.
Breaking down, Laura said: “I didn't think I could go on. I didn't want to continue.
“I didn't see the point in continuing without my children.”
The killer's evil web of lies
In 2018 there is a Police An investigation into their deaths was launched and Monaghan became the main suspect.
With the help of brave Laura, officers were able to paint a picture of a controlling bully who would abuse his children when their relationship was rocky.
He would also make the children sick so that Laura would feel pressured to stay.
In 2018, Monaghan was arrested on suspicion of murdering his two children.
He lied to officers and told them how he viewed the 1988 action movie Die Hard starring Bruce Willis the night Ruby died.
Monaghan said he was sitting downstairs in front of the TV with his daughter.
In reality, the killer had blocked Ruby's airways with his hand while smothering his daughter to death.
Due to the “complexity of the case”, Monaghan was later released on bail, allowing him to kill again as he targeted girlfriend Evie Adams.
On October 24, 2019, she was discovered to have collapsed from a suspected drug overdose that was actually meticulously planned by Monaghan.
Timeline of tragedy
November 2008
Jordan Monaghan and Laura Gray got engaged after starting their relationship as teenagers.
November 17, 2011
Logan Monaghan is born.
September 23, 2012
Logan is taken to hospital after swallowing paracetamol while home alone with Monaghan. That morning, Miss Gray told him the relationship was over.
December 8, 2012
Ruby Monaghan is born.
December 29, 2012
Ruby collapses while home alone with Monaghan in the living room.
December 31, 2012
Ruby is released from the hospital. A viral infection of bronchiolitis is diagnosed.
1January 2013
Ruby collapses while alone with Monaghan and is pronounced dead in hospital at 2:45 am.
August 16, 2013
Laura Gray discovers that Monaghan has incurred a £2,000 credit card debt from gambling and she tells him the relationship is over.
August 17, 2013
Logan is found dead in his buggy after returning home from being alone with his father in a booth at a local swimming pool.
January 2018
More information comes in and Lancashire Police investigate the deaths of both children and launch a double murder investigation, Operation Mayford. Monaghan is arrested and released on bail for further investigation.
October 11, 2019
Monaghan and his partner of several months, Evie Adams, row during a weekend trip to Blackpool.
October 24, 2019
Evie Adams is found collapsed and pronounced dead of drug poisoning at 8:50 PM.
JJanuary 18, 2021
Jordan Monaghan is accused of murdering Ruby, Logan and Evie Adams.
December 17, 2021
After a ten-week trial at Preston Crown Court, Monaghan is convicted of all three murders.
January 15, 2024
Laura's five-month-old baby Hallie dies from a rare kidney disease
He had poisoned his partner and forged a false suicide note claiming to be from her in a murderous attempt to avoid justice.
But officers were suspicious and called in a host of specialists to prove that Monaghan was not only behind Evie's death, but also that of his two children.
Police were eventually able to prove that he had blocked Ruby's radio waves with his hand before using the same brutal method to kill his son.
They also established that Monaghan gave Evie tablets under the guise of making her better when she fell ill with stomach pains before she died.
The monster was eventually charged with three counts of murder in January 2021.
He was sentenced to life in prison in December 2021 with a minimum of 21 years, which was later increased to 48 years.
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