The heavily pregnant woman who was killed in remote Western Australia from a snake bite was expecting a girl, her family says.
Sinita Martin, 27, was 31 weeks pregnant when she was bitten by a snake on Monday night and suffered a heart attack.
Her devastated grandmother Gloria Martin paid tribute to the ‘well mannered and respectful’ woman who she said was ‘the most kind-hearted person around’.
‘She was really excited, because she already had a son, Richi Jnr,’ she told Daily Mail Australia.
Sinita Martin was 31-weeks pregnant when she was bitten in the backyard of her home in Meekatharra, in the Mid West region of Western Australia, on Monday night
When St John Ambulance officers arrived at her Main Street home about 8.45pm, Ms Martin (pictured) had gone into cardiac arrest
Sinita was rushed to Meekatharra Hospital, about 773km northeast of Perth in WA’s Mid West region, but neither she nor the baby survived.
She was living in Perth with Ms Martin since the birth of her first child, but moved to Meekatharra just before Christmas to spend time with her mother Evelyn.
She managed to phone relatives for help but started experiencing seizures soon after the fatal bite and could not be saved.
Her devastated grandmother Gloria Martin paid tribute to the ‘well mannered and respectful’ woman who she said was ‘the most kind-hearted person around’
The woman was bitten in Meekatharra, about 773km north-east of Perth (pictured)
Ms Martin left behind a three-year-old son, who recently moved with her to Meekatharra to be closer to relatives
When St John Ambulance officers arrived at her Main Street home about 8.45pm, Sinita had gone into cardiac arrest.
Paramedics performed CPR and rushed her to Meekatharra Hospital, but she and her unborn child both died on Monday night.
She left behind a three-year-old son, who recently moved with her to Meekatharra to be closer to relatives.
Her body will be transported to Perth for a post-mortem, but toxicology results could take months. It was not known what type of snake bit her.
Ms Martin’s body will be transported to Perth for a post-mortem, to confirm whether she died from a snake bite
The woman was 31 weeks pregnant when she was rushed to Meekatharra Hospital (pictured) where she later died