THE parents of a girl who died nine months after being born prematurely at Glan Clwyd Hospital are still waiting for answers on her death as they mark her sixth birthday.

Annie-Jo Mountcastle, along with twin sister Florence-Rose, was born on February 5, 2017, which was 12 weeks prior to their due date.

The twins remained in hospital until late April, but Annie-Jo sadly died at her family’s home near Llanfair Talhaiarn on November 17, 2017.

Annie-Jo’s parents, David Mountcastle and Amy Dean, still await an inquest into their daughter’s death to be held.

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Both Annie-Jo and Florence-Rose also developed chronic lung disease after their births.

David and Amy have since separated, but still now live in North Wales and remain on good terms with each other.

When approached by the Journal, The Coroner's Office could not confirm when the inquest will be heard.

Amy said: “I have mixed feelings. In a way, it’s encouraging and pleasing (that efforts are still being made to determine the cause of Annie-Jo’s death), but it’s too little, too late. My baby is still dead.

“One of Florence-Rose’s blood vessels from the heart is leaking. Parts of her lungs are collapsed, and she has patent ductus arteriosus (a persistent opening between the two major blood vessels leading from the heart).

“What we have to do now, most importantly, is raise anything and everything. Something’s got to be done, because I don’t want anyone else to die.”

Amy and David had four children together – Annie-Jo, Florence-Rose, Mary-May and Dodger.

David said she still feels “absolutely devastated” by the events of 2017, and explained the mental toll it has also taken on Annie-Jo’s twin sister.

Both David and Amy have also suffered severe mental health issues since her death.

David added: “Flossie’s not just got a hole in her lung, she’s got a hole in her heart.

“I don’t know if I’m allowed to tell my side of the story. Nobody has ever heard our side.”

On Thursday (February 2), Amy visited Annie-Jo’s grave in Liverpool to leave flowers, while in 2021, a memorial bench was erected near the Pantri Bach Cafe on Pensarn Beach, Abergele in her memory.

Rhyl Journal: Florence-Rose Mountcastle and her brother, Dodger, three, sat on Annie-Jo's memorial bench on Pensarn Beach. Florence-Rose Mountcastle and her brother, Dodger, three, sat on Annie-Jo's memorial bench on Pensarn Beach. (Image: Amy Dean)

A plaque on the bench reads: "I wrote your name in the sand, but it washed away. I wrote your name in the sky, but it blew away.

“I wrote your name on my heart it's here to stay. I will love you always baby girl. Love Mummy xxx."

Florence-Rose, meanwhile, will celebrate her sixth birthday today with a slime-making party and an Ed Sheeran-themed disco with friends and family.