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Somerset teenager who lost sister to SADS in BBC’s Sudden Death: My Sister's Secret Killer Patrick Mead, 18, lost his sister when she died in her sleep after suffering an unexplained cardiac arrest Patrick Mead, 18, from Frome in Somerset (Image: BBC) GET THE BIGGEST STORIES FROM ACROSS SOMERSET STRAIGHT TO YOUR INBOXInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. SIGN UP When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersS...

A brother who lost his 'completely healthy' 19-year-old sister to Sudden Adult Death Syndrome (SADS) is calling for more routine screening of young people to prevent further tragedies. Patrick Mead, 18, from Frome, Somerset, was 17 when his mother made the harrowing discovery his sibling Lauren had passed away in her sleep after suffering an unexplained cardiac arrest in October 2019. SADS affects around 500 people in the UK every year, and shockingly, since Lauren died, it has claimed the lives of 12 young people every week.  The UK National Screening Committee does not currently recommen...