The husband of a woman who died while shopping has claimed her gold bracelet disappeared when she was taken to hospital.

Father-of-three Robert Lloyd has issued a desperate appeal for help after his wife of 44 years died from a brain haemorrhage in their family car.

Robert and Sian Lloyd had returned to their car after shopping in Talbot Green on May 26 when Sian, 53, collapsed in the passenger seat.

Despite the help of strangers, nothing could be done to save her and she died soon after.

Sian died in Talbot Green after suffering from a brain hemorrhage

Now, only weeks after her death, Sian’s family have been dealt a second tragedy after claiming her favourite gold bracelet disappeared after her body was taken to the Royal Glamorgan Hospital.

Mr Lloyd, from Tonypandy , said: “Me, my wife and my daughter had been shopping in Talbot Green.

“Sian had finished shopping and was sat in the car in the front and as she was sat there she had a brain haemorrhage and died.

“Lots of people came out and wanted to help but they couldn’t do anything.”

For the family Sian’s death comes only weeks after she was diagnosed with lung cancer.

Mr Lloyd said: “Sian had lung cancer but I never thought it would end like that.

“She was having chemotherapy and medication, almost too much medication.”

Robert had bought Sian the gold bracelet as a present more than 10 years ago
The missing bracelet

After emergency services arrived Mr Lloyd was told by paramedics to remove his wife’s jewellery before her body was taken to hospital.

But in a state of shock the retired HGV driver forgot to remove a gold bracelet he gave to Sian more than 10 years ago.

He said: “We took what we could see, I took her wedding ring, but forgot about her bracelet.

“I didn’t remember it until the following day but by the time she had arrived at hospital it had gone.”

South Wales Police are now working with the grieving family to try and locate the bracelet.

Mr Lloyd said: “Sian was in Poundland at 3pm and the CCTV shows she was wearing something on her right hand.

“The only thing she would wear on that hand was the bracelet. She never took it off, she wore it to bed.”

Robert and Sian on their wedding day

He added: “It’s a solid gold bracelet with a difficult catch. I gave it to her in the ‘80s or ‘90s.

“To get it back would mean everything to me because it’s so sentimental.”

Sian’s funeral will be held on June 15 at Coychurch Crematorium in Bridgend.

Paying tribute to his wife, Mr Lloyd said: “She loved her family so much. She loved shopping, that was her thing, and loved our holidays.”

A spokesman for South Wales Police said: “We received a call in relation to this on Sunday afternoon (May 27). Our enquiries are ongoing and any updates will be provided directly to the family.”

A spokeswoman for Cwm Taf University Health Board said: “We are very sad to hear of this case and we would like to express our sincere condolences to the family.

“We take every care to ensure that any jewellery and valuables are identified, recorded and returned to family members.

“While we can’t comment on this individual case, we can confirm that no jewellery was entered into any of our records and nothing has been found.

“However we appreciate how distressing this can be for loved ones if something valuable has been lost therefore if the family would like to contact us direct we would be more than happy to speak with them.”