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Pram tragedy mum’s new baby joy

When Kerry Legrand lost her tiny son in a terrible accident, she thought she’d never smile again.

Kerry kisses her newborn daughter’s downy head, counting her blessings for the little angel who was sent to mend her broken heart.

The welcome arrival of gorgeous little Angelina Belle promises a whole new beginning for the 32-year-old former model and her stockbroker husband Wesley, after a tragic drowning accident 14 months ago robbed them of an adored infant son.

On that tragic morning of December 15, 2006, Kerry interrupted her daily jog along Adelaide’s River Torrens to answer a mobile phone call.

In the few seconds it took for the young mother to scribble down a number, her baby’s mountain buggy slipped silently into the river with her five-month-old son Leonardo inside.

Now, 11 months after founding the Leonardo Legrand Appeal to honour her son’s memory, Kerry shows off her baby girl for the first time, and tells Woman’s Day of her joy at being a mother again.

Read our interview with Kerry in this week’s Woman’s Day (on-sale March 3, 2008)

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