The family of a toddler who died after suffocating under a large teddy bear have repeated their warning to parents about hidden bedtime dangers.

Relatives of Connie Rose united to make the fresh appeal this week on the first anniversary of the 18-month-old’s tragic death.

The little girl suffocated at her home in Dundee last March and was found the following morning by her mum, Dexy-Leigh Walsh. 

Connie Rose died underneath a teddy bear stuffed down the side of her bed to prevent her falling between the mattress and the wall.

Her 24-year-old mum took to social media at the time to tell of her heartache. She wrote: “On March 6, 2018 at 8.01am, my life changed.

“I have been blaming myself as she passed away due to suffocation as I had packed down the side of her bed with teddies and placed a big one on top of the smaller teddies to stop her from falling down the side of her bed.

Dexy Leigh Walsh took to social media at the time of the tragedy to tell of her heartache

“Please move everything off your kid’s bed and away from the sides.

“I really hope my little princesses tragic story can save someone else baby’s life.”

Since the horrific accident the family have campaigned to warn other parents about the dangers of putting their children to sleep with stuffed soft toys in their bed.

At the family gathering this week, Connie Rose’s gran Vicky Walsh said: “This is a very sad time for us.

“We have gathered as a family to celebrate the life of Connie Rose.

“We also want to use the occasion to highlight the campaign.

“If this can save the life of one other child, then Connie Rose won’t have died in vain.”

She added: “We used to call her our Bonnie Connie. She was a wee soul with a big character. We miss her dreadfully.”

Of her legacy, Vicky said: “We’ve had people approach us and say as soon as they read about Connie Rose they made sure they removed toys from their child’s bed.

“That’s all we can ask for, that some good comes out of our tragedy.”