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Losing mum 'feels like pressing pause on my life' Losing mum 'feels like pressing pause on my life'
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Milly Rosevear's children Nadine, Jamie, and Kayleigh say their mum's death has left a "massive hole" in their livesMilly Rosevear's children Nadine, Jamie, and Kayleigh say their mum's death has left a "massive hole" in their lives
The family of a woman who was found dead at a house in Cornwall last month have said they lost the "perfect" mum and grandmother, describing her as "beautiful inside and out".The family of a woman who was found dead at a house in Cornwall last month have said they lost the "perfect" mum and grandmother, describing her as "beautiful inside and out".
Maleta Rosevear, 60, died at her home in Illogan on 10 January because of a blunt force head injury, according to the coroner.Maleta Rosevear, 60, died at her home in Illogan on 10 January because of a blunt force head injury, according to the coroner.
Mrs Rosevear, who was known as Milly, was a mother of four, grandmother of nine and had become a foster carer in recent years.Mrs Rosevear, who was known as Milly, was a mother of four, grandmother of nine and had become a foster carer in recent years.
Her son, Jamie Rosevear, 21, said: "It feels like someone's pressed pause on my life and I don't know how to press play again."Her son, Jamie Rosevear, 21, said: "It feels like someone's pressed pause on my life and I don't know how to press play again."
'It's just all gone''It's just all gone'
He lived with his mother but had been staying with his partner the night before her death.He lived with his mother but had been staying with his partner the night before her death.
He said: "We'd get a message off mum every morning saying 'Good morning my babies', but that morning our dad rung us saying 'Come to mum's house'.He said: "We'd get a message off mum every morning saying 'Good morning my babies', but that morning our dad rung us saying 'Come to mum's house'.
"I've lost my mum, my home – everything. It's just all gone.""I've lost my mum, my home – everything. It's just all gone."
He described his mother as "the most beautiful person to ever walk this earth, she'd help anybody".He described his mother as "the most beautiful person to ever walk this earth, she'd help anybody".
"We couldn't have had a better mum than her. She was literally the best you could have asked for.""We couldn't have had a better mum than her. She was literally the best you could have asked for."
Milly Rosevear died at her home in Illogan last monthMilly Rosevear died at her home in Illogan last month
One of Mrs Rosevear's identical twin daughters, Kayleigh Rosevear, 32, said the news of her mother's death was a "massive shock" for the family.One of Mrs Rosevear's identical twin daughters, Kayleigh Rosevear, 32, said the news of her mother's death was a "massive shock" for the family.
Her mum had recently started a relationship with Adrian Lawrence, 59, who died later the same day after falling from a bridge near Redruth, Devon and Cornwall Police said.Her mum had recently started a relationship with Adrian Lawrence, 59, who died later the same day after falling from a bridge near Redruth, Devon and Cornwall Police said.
Kayleigh Rosevear said she and her siblings knew their mother had started seeing someone but "didn't really know" Mr Lawrence, and everything appeared normal a few days before her death.Kayleigh Rosevear said she and her siblings knew their mother had started seeing someone but "didn't really know" Mr Lawrence, and everything appeared normal a few days before her death.
Her brother Jamie had been "dancing around the kitchen with [Mum], in the front room taking down Christmas decorations – just like any normal day", she said.Her brother Jamie had been "dancing around the kitchen with [Mum], in the front room taking down Christmas decorations – just like any normal day", she said.
Kayleigh said the family preferred to focus on "who our mum was and the legacy she left behind in her children and her grandchildren" rather than "what happened to her".Kayleigh said the family preferred to focus on "who our mum was and the legacy she left behind in her children and her grandchildren" rather than "what happened to her".
An identical twin herself, Mrs Rosevear had twin daughters and two sons as well as nine grandchildren and two foster daughtersAn identical twin herself, Mrs Rosevear had twin daughters and two sons as well as nine grandchildren and two foster daughters
The family has started a crowdfunding campaign to raise money for children in care who have lost a parent, as Mrs Rosevear had discussed the idea "if anything happened to her".The family has started a crowdfunding campaign to raise money for children in care who have lost a parent, as Mrs Rosevear had discussed the idea "if anything happened to her".
Kayleigh said: "There was no one quite like my mum - all of us have a piece of her in us.Kayleigh said: "There was no one quite like my mum - all of us have a piece of her in us.
"She loved music, she loved to dance – amazing cook, she made the best pasties, and the best lasagne.""She loved music, she loved to dance – amazing cook, she made the best pasties, and the best lasagne."
She said her mum was not "a person you could forget, she was just one of those people you can't help but love".She said her mum was not "a person you could forget, she was just one of those people you can't help but love".
'Cornish maid''Cornish maid'
Kayleigh's twin sister Nadine said her mother was "very bubbly" and "loved rock and roll music, especially Shakin' Stevens".Kayleigh's twin sister Nadine said her mother was "very bubbly" and "loved rock and roll music, especially Shakin' Stevens".
"Even if we didn't want to dance with her, we got made to dance with her", she said."Even if we didn't want to dance with her, we got made to dance with her", she said.
"She had nine grandchildren and she was the best nan to the grandchildren - her grandchildren were her life.""She had nine grandchildren and she was the best nan to the grandchildren - her grandchildren were her life."
She said her mum was "very much a Cornish maid, as she would say".She said her mum was "very much a Cornish maid, as she would say".
Her mother was also an identical twin and was a "Redruth girl, born and bred – and that's where she's being laid to rest", she added.Her mother was also an identical twin and was a "Redruth girl, born and bred – and that's where she's being laid to rest", she added.
The senior coroner for Cornwall has opened and adjourned inquests into both deaths, to allow for further police inquiries.The senior coroner for Cornwall has opened and adjourned inquests into both deaths, to allow for further police inquiries.
The police had previously confirmed the pair were known to each other and said inquiries were ongoing, and their "thoughts remain with Milly's family and friends".The police had previously confirmed the pair were known to each other and said inquiries were ongoing, and their "thoughts remain with Milly's family and friends".
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