Influencer Veruca Salt is hit by fresh upset as her beloved family member goes missing just days after her newborn baby Cash’s tragic death

Veruca Salt has been hit with fresh upset when her beloved cat went missing just days after the devastating death of her newborn baby Cash.

The Australian influencer, 25, has been in mourning after announcing the heartbreaking news that her six-week-old baby Cash had “died in his sleep” on Monday morning.

Just days later, further devastation hit Veruca, whose real name is Kimberley Summer Hartley, revealing that her beloved cat was missing.

Veruca took to her Instagram Stories on Saturday to share the news with her followers, explaining that her cat hasn’t returned home since Monday.

She posted an earlier photo of the ginger and white cat with her late baby Cash and asked fans to message her if they saw her pet in Southport, Queensland.

She wrote: “If anyone in Southport sees this cat can they message me? He’s been gone since Monday. I think he’s really scared because of all the people that were at my house.”

‘He has been seen in my area, but he is too scared to approach anyone 🙁 he is a very friendly and cuddly cat. You can usually pick him up like a baby, but he is scared, so if you see him, be gentle and very cautious with the.

It comes after Veruca revealed in a heartbreaking Instagram post on Tuesday that her newborn son Cash had ‘suddenly died in his sleep’ the previous morning.

“I write this with great regret. “My baby died in his sleep on Monday morning,” she wrote.

“I don’t know what happened, they’re doing an autopsy this week, but it’s unlikely I’ll ever get an answer.”

“I’m only saying this because people are still commenting on my TikToks saying how happy I look with him and ‘just wait for the kid stage’ and stuff, and I really can’t take it anymore.” Very sorry.’

Queensland Police said initial investigations indicate the death was not suspicious.

“At the moment it is still under investigation and we are awaiting the results of the autopsy,” Gold Coast Superintendent Craig Hanlon said.

“It’s obviously a tragic situation and our hearts go out to the mother and the family.”

Police confirmed they were called to a unit in Southport at around 6.13am on Monday.

Since the tragic news, Veruca’s social media posts have been flooded with messages of support from attentive fans.

Her best friend, Michael Finch, also took to Instagram on Thursday to share a heartfelt tribute to Veruca and Cash following the devastating news.

Alongside a black and white photo of him cradling the newborn, the Gold Coast food blogger wrote: “Uncle Michael loves you.”

Amid the outpouring of support, some keyboard warriors have also cruelly taken aim at the grieving mother as she tries to deal with the devastating loss.

She was forced to hit back at a TikTok user who questioned how she could post videos on the social media platform following the death of her newborn.

‘I don’t hate, but I don’t know how people can make TikToks right after their kids have died. Like setting up the camera, voiceovers, editing,” the person wrote.

“I was in bed for weeks, a complete disaster. RIP.’

On Wednesday night, Veruca responded: ‘Your baby is not dead, mine is.

“I was literally talking about this with my friends, like it didn’t take a long time to do something for people to say ‘this is not how I would act’ from people who are literally imagining what it would be like,” he said.

‘You have no idea why your baby is not dead. Mine is, and I found it that way and it’s not happening to you.

“And if it were happening to you, you would know that bed is the last place you want to be, because God forbid you fall asleep.”

‘Every time you wake up you will forget, you will go look for your baby and he won’t be there.

‘And you’re going to be in someone else’s house, in someone else’s bed because no one is going to leave you alone.

And you won’t want to go back to your bed. You won’t want to come home because your baby is all over the house.

‘You have no idea the things that go through my head every five seconds. I feel crazy. I feel crazy. And you don’t understand it.

Followers quickly jumped to Veruca’s defense and assured her that she didn’t have to explain her actions.

‘Everyone grieves very differently. Please never feel like you have to explain yourself. Don’t let people tell you to be strong and stop crying,” one woman wrote.

Another added: ‘YOU grieve however you have to. Post 1000 times a day or nothing. F who has a problem. “No one knows this kind of pain unless they have suffered a loss of this magnitude.”

Veruca gave birth to her son, Cash Harrison Stirling, on December 19 and confirmed the news with her followers in an Instagram post.

“My perfect, beautiful angel baby,” she wrote along with images of her birth.

Veruca has shared dozens of moments from her first six weeks with Cash, which she described as “experiencing the purest form of love.”

The Instagram star first announced her pregnancy in June by sharing a photo of herself with a blue cake in the center.

In September, Veruca revealed she had recently moved into an apartment on the Gold Coast after returning from a stint in London.

The social media and OnlyFans star was born in New Zealand but has lived in Australia since she was three years old.

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