 On 12 May 2006, aged seven months old, Grace was found dead from suspected sudden infant death syndrome, on a night Hannah Ashworth and Becca's sister Nancy Hayton were babysitting, which left the girls traumatised, after thinking it was their fault.Soon after Grace's death, Mandy left Hollyoaks in the hope of moving on and subsequently left a heart-broken Tony behind, after he had told her that it was all her fault that Grace died that night.Following her death, Grace has been mentioned several times.