A heartbroken mum lost her six-year-old daughter after the first signs of a brain tumour were dismissed as nothing more than a "lazy eye".

Octavia Cook, who was born premature at 29 weeks, was just three-years-old when her mum noticed her eyes were beginning to drift. But she said the GP repeatedly dismissed concerns, delaying diagnosis.

It wasn't until the youngster's eyes completely crossed that she was referred for an MRI scan which revealed the truth - Octavia had an inoperable brain tumour. Mum Elysee Cook, 30, from Leeds , Yorkshire , said: "We were told it could be a neurological issue and were referred for a scan, because they thought she'd need surgery.

"After the scan, three doctors came behind the curtain and told me it was cancer. At the time, I worked in neurosurgery as

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