following the sudden death of his ten-month-old baby.

The grandmother of baby A-Mya said her death last Thursday had left them in a state of shock.

A-Mya died in the early hours of the morning. Her grandmother said she had been a little unwell just before she passed away, but said the family had no idea why she had died.

Police have been informed and an autopsy is being carried out.

The little girl was the only child of Dr. and Mrs. Godwin, who changed their names to become Amenemhet and Maatkari TaMerry a few years ago.

The TaMerry couple, who live with his parents in Club Road, Harrington Sound, were said to be too upset to talk about their loss at the weekend.

But his mother, Mrs. Godwin, said the family was pulling together to support each other through this difficult time.

Mrs. Godwin said: "It's really overbearing at the moment. It was a very big shock.

"There had been some problems during the early hours of the night, but we never expected this to happen.

"She had been a little unwell, but she had seemed to come back (Improve).

"We are just all very upset at the moment. We are trying to move on -- with planning the funeral. It is a very bad time for us all.'' Dr. and Mrs. TaMerry spoke to The Royal Gazette last June when A-Mya was just two-months-old following a row they had with the Department of Health over their child.

They were calling for a change in the law after a dispute with a consultant over whether or not A-Mya should have been breast or bottle-fed.

They had experienced some initial problems breast-feeding the tot after she was born on May 1, which resulted in the baby losing a lot of weight.

However, after Mrs. TaMerry changed her feeding technique, A-Mya began to regain weight and the couple said they wanted just a couple of weeks to restore their daughter's condition.

The couple monitored A-Mya's health and weight with other paediatricians and nurses, but the original consultant demanded they bottle-feed their baby.

When they refused, the consultant referred them to Child and Family Services.

The matter finally came to a head when they alleged that five Police officers had arrived at their home with a court order to apprehend the child.

However, after immediately gaining a second opinion from a second consultant at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, they were allowed to take their child back home.

Family mourns baby's death The couple claimed the law should be changed so that a second doctor's opinion is required before social workers or the health department is notified of any concerns and action is taken.

When they spoke to The Royal Gazette , the newly-married couple talked of their love for their child and how they had been sick with worry over the problems.

But as the baby's weight increased, their worries began to fade and they were able to enjoy the birth of their first child.

Cradling A-Mya gently in her arms, Mrs. TaMerry, 33, who owns a store in Hamilton's Reid Street, said: "We are responsible parents and we love A-Mya very much. She is putting on weight and is a very healthy little girl.

"I hope now we can begin to get on with our lives.'' When The Royal Gazette spoke to Dr. and Mrs. TaMerry some months later, they said their daughter was doing fine and growing normally in weight.

A neighbour, who did not wish to be named, in Club Road said she had not seen the couple for a few days, but said the last time she had seen baby A-Mya she had been a picture of health.

She said: "I hadn't seen them for a little while, but the baby seemed fine last time I saw her. She was a cute little thing -- always smiling.

"She seemed like a perfect little girl. It's terrible news.'' Police have notified the Community and Juvenile Services department, and it is likely that Government's Child and Family Services department will also be involved, as they both would be if any child had died.

A Police spokeswoman said: "We can confirm that Police received a report of a sudden death of a baby on Thursday afternoon. It was at about 1.30 p.m. and Police went straight to the hospital.

"As it's a sudden death, in all likelihood, an autopsy will be conducted, and Police will notify the Community and Juvenile Services department because it involves a young child. That is normal.''