Killed by a kiss: Two-month-old baby boy dies after his father infects him with a Kiss

A premature baby died from multiple organ failure after being kissed by his doting father, his heartbroken mother has revealed.

Kaiden McCormick's tiny body shut down after catching a cold sore virus from Carl Maclaren.

He spent six weeks on a life-support machine, but doctors were unable to save him and he died aged just two months.

Kiss of death: Baby Kaiden McCormick died after contracting a cold virus which he caught when he was given a loving kiss by his father Carl Maclaren (right), his mother Marrie-Claire McCormick (left) has revealed

'His heart broke in two': Carl and Marrie-Claire were devastated to find out that their baby had been struck down by a virus from his father's kiss

His parents were shocked to discover their baby had been struck down with the herpes simplex virus, a disease carried by most of the population, but usually lies dormant.
Mother Marrie-Claire McCormick, 28, said: 'I asked how it was possible for a baby to have herpes?

'When he said it was transmitted via the cold sore virus I looked at Carl and he instinctively touched his lip. In that moment I saw his heart break in two.

 

'Carl just broke down. He was totally distraught and kept saying he blamed himself.

'But I never once blamed Carl. All he had ever done was shower our baby with love and affection. He had been the perfect father. I hated seeing him punish himself.'

'Distraught': Carl feels that if he had never gone near his son 'he'd still be here today'

Vulnerable: Kaiden was born five weeks premature on March 28

Carl, 34, a painter and decorator from Bootle, Merseyside, said: 'I blame myself but I had no idea. 


'Obviously if I had I wouldn't have gone near him and he'd still be here today.'
Marrie-Claire was thrilled to discover she was expecting a son in August 2011.
Kaiden was born five weeks prematurely on March 28 last year.
Marrie-Claire said: ‘We were smitten with him. He looked the image of his daddy with a shock of dark hair and blue eyes. 


'It was our dream come true to be home together as a family.’
They doted on Kaiden and each night after his bath would spend time kissing and cuddling him before laying him down to sleep in his moses basket next to their bed where Marrie-Claire would sing him off to sleep.

Heartbreaking: Kaiden spent six weeks on a life-support machine, but doctors were unable to save him