A DAD-OF-TWO returned home from work to find his wife had died in her sleep without warning.
Dale Lockwood, 33, from West Yorkshire, found his childhood sweetheart Ruby lifeless in their bed on October 10, 2023.
The primary school deputy headteacher made a desperate attempt to try and resuscitate her but soon realised there was nothing he could do.
After 10 months of searching for answers, Dale discovered his wife had a rare genetic heart condition called sudden arrhythmic death syndrome.
It causes sudden, unexpected death by cardiac arrest, which is when the heart suddenly stops beating.
Now, Dale says he’s terrified the couple’s two young children – four-year-old Arthur and one-year-old Winifred – may also carry the gene.
“It’s horrendous …