A SIX-month-old baby girl whose parents brought her to Britain to meet her relatives died during her stay, an inquest heard.

Martha May Alexander-Ashford was plagued with medical problems right through her life to the extent that her parents, Mark Alexander and Tracy Ashford, saw a GP at the start of their visit in Craven Arms.

Even though Martha was given the all-clear to travel by her doctor at home in Hout Bay, Capetown, South Africa, her parents still sought advice and made sure they understood emergency procedures.

She died in her cot on June 27 after an alarm monitor alerted her mother that her baby was not breathing, the inquest, held in Hereford, was told.

Mrs Ashford repeatedly attempted to revive Martha until paramedics arrived who took over but it was clear their efforts were fruitless.

Pathologist Nicholas Ostojic, from Birmingham Women's Hospital, said there was no evidence of injuries and there was no obvious cause of death and it was unascertained.

Hereford coroner David Halpern asked to convey his condolences to Martha's parents, who had already returned to their home in South Africa, before recording a verdict of death from natural causes.