Caption: Lauren Goodger \”in hiding\” with suspected \”broken eye socket\” after being \”attacked after baby’s funeral\” Credit: instagram Lauren Goodger is ‘terrified’ to run into her alleged attacker and hides with a friend (Image: Instagram @laurengoodger)
Lauren Goodger has been staying with a friend at a secret address after being attacked after her baby’s funeral.
The Towie star, 35, was taken to hospital with serious facial injuries in the early hours of Thursday morning.
Lauren was reported to have been attacked hours after she and her ex Charles Drury, 25, held a funeral for their daughter Lorena, who died shortly after birth last month.
Lauren is now reportedly “hiding out with a friend” as she is “terrified” she could run into the man who allegedly attacked her.
A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police told Metro.co.uk on Friday: “Police were called at 00:37 on Thursday 4 August to reports of an altercation at a residential address in Upminster, Essex.
“A 25-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of assault. He was taken to an east London police station and later released on bail pending further inquiries. Inquiries are ongoing .
Lauren and ex Charles Drury had just held a funeral for their newborn son when the alleged attack took place (Image: Instagram/ laurengoodger)
An insider told The Sun that the alleged attacker’s bail conditions “did not specify that he was kept out of the Essex area” and Lauren is “absolutely terrified”.
They added that the reality star is awaiting the results of X-rays and they “fear that the eye socket has ruptured,” explaining that she is “in a lot of pain.”
The man who attacked the mother hours after her baby’s funeral also reportedly contacted the Sun to deny the allegations, saying “There’s a completely different side to things”.
The man accused of attacking Lauren has been released on bail (Image: SOPA Images/REX/Shutterstock)
A source previously told the outlet that the attack “happened after Lauren and Charlie returned from Lorena’s funeral.”
“They had a private family ceremony on Wednesday that was not publicized. It was obviously a very emotional time.
Reality star Lauren shared in July that her second child, Lorena, died shortly after birth, and Lauren shared that she did not experience any pregnancy or delivery complications.
Lauren previously recalled watching about 10 doctors struggle to save her little girl when they couldn’t find a heartbeat.
The devastated mum lost baby Lorena shortly after she was born last month (Image: Instagram/ laurengoodger)
The star recently explained that he plans to do an autopsy to determine what caused Lorena’s death, “for his own sanity.”
She said she experienced no complications during the pregnancy, which she described as “textbook,” or the birth itself.
Speaking about her loss recently, Lauren said Lorena is “still there” with her as she kept her baby body.
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She went on to explain how she “never thought I would have to plan a funeral for my son.”
Lauren and Charles also share daughter Larose, who recently celebrated her first birthday.
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