A Christmas tragedy has ripped a family apart after a mother died unexpectedly while her four children were unwrapping presents in the next room.
Queensland’s Ashley Stanik woke on Christmas Day feeling ill, with the entire family of six going through the flu just days before.
Her husband Kane Stanik took over present duties with the children while the 33-year-old went to lie down.
He returned to their bedroom about midday to find his wife unresponsive.
The Queensland family has been forced to pick up the pieces after the sudden death.
“I was horrified, mate. I was in shock,” Mr Stanik told A Current Affair.
“I just did compressions til my arms, man, they were gone, I couldn’t move them...
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