A family have paid tribute to a "beautiful daughter" who died a week after being involved in a crash. Demi Leigh Mabbitt died of her injuries on April 12 following a car crash on April 5.
Paying tribute to his 25-year-old daughter, Paul Mabbitt described Demi as a "wonderful daughter, granddaughter, sister, auntie and cousin". The collision happened on Swansea Road in Merthyr Tydfil on April 5 at around 11.45pm, police are appealing for anyone who may have witnessed the collision or have any CCTV or dashcam footage of the car (an Audi S3) before the collision.
In his tribute, Mr Mabbitt said: "On the 12th of April our family were left devastated when our beautiful Demi Leigh Mabbitt lost her fight for life after being hurt in a car accident, Demi was a wonderful daughter, granddaughter, sister, auntie and cousin. She was a kind gentle soul, though not the eldest or youngest she was the boss the glue that held our family together and a fighter right till the end."
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He continued: "Our beautiful girl was taken far too soon, there are no words to describe the heartache and pain we are feeling. Our girl will live on through memories and will never be forgotten. As a family we would live to offer our sincere gratitude to all the staff at Cardiff ICU for Demi's care and support given to the family, also thank you to all family friends and neighbours for flowers cards and support during this most difficult time."
He added: "RIP our precious beautiful girl Demi Leigh Mabbitt.
Officers from South Wales Police’s serious collision unit are continuing to appeal for anyone who may have witnessed the collision, or who may have any CCTV footage of the incident – or driving beforehand – to get in touch. People are asked to contact them quoting reference 1420-050424."
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