Nyla May Bradshaw was discovered at a golf course
The mum of a seven-year-old girl tragically discovered dead at a golf course had been suggested a new childminder on Facebook just days prior to the incident, close friends have revealed.
Nyla May Bradshaw was found in a pond at Owston Hall golf course, near Doncaster, on Monday. The autistic girl had been reported missing from the village of Skellow at 9.50am on the same day.
Heartfelt tributes have poured in from distraught family members, including Nyla’s mum Hailey, who referred to her as her “sweet little girl”. Charlotte Emma, a close friend of Nyla’s mother, has now disclosed that Hailey had sought recommendations for a childminder from a local Facebook group and had been suggested someone professing to be an autism specialist, reports YorkshireLive.
However, within two hours, the mother reportedly received a text informing her that Nyla was missing – and she was subsequently found in the pond.
Charlotte told The Metro: “A lot of us blame ourselves because Hailey doesn’t usually leave her with anybody, she goes to a special school. But the school holidays have come up and her mum was desperate for a child minder. She’d asked a Facebook group if anybody knew of any in the area.”
Kieran Bradshaw, her father, has paid tribute to his “best friend” and an “amazing daughter” in a heartfelt post on Facebook. He expressed: “Sat here feeling so alone with everybody around us but not knowing what the rest of our lives look like without our little girl, noises around the house, songs coming on and adding them to her own Spotify playlist for the car, seeing a McDonald’s and wanting it calling out, Thursdays we’re baking days and having a right good song along while dancing.
“You were so loved Nyla you touched everyone’s heart that ever met you. I’ll never ever go a moment without you in my thoughts.
“You saw the world as your playground free from any worries or fears and I learnt from you in my darkest of places that your smile and outlook was something so bright and I can’t believe I’ll not hear your voice again it took a long time for you to start saying ‘I love you’ or ‘I miss you’ only a year ago. You are my best friend and my amazing daughter. I hope grandad had a balloon waiting for you when you meet him he will look after you.”
A GoFundMe page has been established to assist the family with funeral expenses. The organisers stated that the family is “now facing the unimaginable pain of losing their beautiful daughter, alongside many unanswered questions and the overwhelming responsibility of arranging her funeral,” according to the fundraiser.
