Salt took her son Cash on his “first trip to the hospital” a few days before he passed away because he hadn’t “pooped in seven days.”Just over a month after her son’s birth, social media influencer Veruca Salt is in mourning.Real name Kimberley Summer Hartley, the 25-year-old Australian resident, announced the news on social media on Tuesday.This is being written with heavy heart. In an Instagram Story post about her son Cash Harrison Stirling, she said, “My baby died in his sleep on Monday morning,” according to News.com.au. “He is having an autopsy this week, but I don’t know what happened, and I doubt I’ll ever find out.”
“I’m just saying this because I really can’t take it anymore when people still comment on my tiktoks about how happy I look with him and how I should just wait for the toddler stage,” and other such things. The distraught parent apologized profusely for expressing her regret.A similar message was shared by Salt on her TikTok account.She looked into the camera in a video clip, covering her face as though she were crying. She apologized, saying, “There’s nothing else we can do,” over the post.
Salt wrote as the caption for the upload, “I knew he was dead but there was a part of me that really thought they were gonna wake him up.”Messages of support flooded her comment section.”You have all of our support, Veruca. Take as much time as you need ❤️,” a user commented. “I’ve never cried harder for a woman I don’t know, I’m so sorry Veruca, your love for him never goes unnoticed 🫶🏽,” wrote another.Before Cash was born, the new mother shared adorable videos of her pregnancy.Just one day after the baby boy’s arrival, Salt shared a glimpse of him with her followers.Over a video of herself holding the tiny baby while he was covered in blankets, she wrote, “Experiencing the purest form of love all because the world didn’t end when I was 17.”
“I can’t stop staring at him, so I can’t sleep,” she wrote as the caption for the December photo.Salt, who has worked as a prostitute since she was 18, reportedly turned to OnlyFans in order to improve her financial circumstances, according to News.com.au.Since his arrival, Cash has frequently appeared on Salt’s TikTok, where she enthusiastically shared her first mothering experiences.Queensland police confirmed they were called to a Southport unit at 6:13 am on Monday, according to News.com.au. A preliminary investigation did not result in the child’s death being considered suspicious.
“It’s still under investigation and we’re awaiting autopsy results,” Gold Coast police superintendent Craig Hanlon said, per the outlet. “It’s obviously a tragic situation and our hearts go out to the mother and the family.”Days before his death, Salt posted on TikTok that Cash was about to go on his “first trip to the hospital” because he had not “pooped in seven days.”Queensland police did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.