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Cardiff Teen Lili Howells, 16, Dies Days After Sudden Brain Haemorrhage

Friends launch a fundraiser to support funeral plans that reflect her passion for horses.

Overview

  • The Radyr Comprehensive School student collapsed at home on January 26 after chatting with a family friend about their horses.
  • Surgeons operated at the University Hospital of Wales, then a second bleed led doctors to determine brain‑stem death.
  • Her parents, Mel and Jay, chose to donate her organs to help critically ill children awaiting life‑saving transplants.
  • She died on January 30, with tributes remembering her as full of life and devoted to her horse, Robin.
  • Friends are raising money for funeral costs, including a horse‑and‑cart farewell, with nearly £5,000 reported donated so far.