A father of two infant triplets who were found dead in their cots is claiming his ex-partner is keeping him from seeing his surviving son - and refused to speak to him at their funeral.

David Whitehouse, 36, from Skewen, near Port Talbot in Wales, is the father of five-month-old Noah and Charlie, who were found dead at their mother's home in Bridgend, on September 23.

He claims his former partner, Sarah Owen, 29, has prevented him from seeing his children since their birth and is now not allowing him to see his surviving son Ethan - but the triplets' godmother - a close friend of Owen's - says Whitehouse rarely saw his sons and didn't contribute to their upbringing, 'never buying even a nappy.'

Noah and Charlie Owen were found dead in their cots by their mother Sarah Owen in Bridgend, Wales last month. David Whitehouse, the triplets' 36-year-old father, has asked Fathers 4 Justice to help him gain access to his surviving son Ethan, something he says is currently being denied

Paramedics were rushed to Sarah Owen's rented home in Bridgend, South Wales on September 23rd; two of her sons - Charlie and Noah - were pronounced dead

Miss Owen woke on the morning of Saturday September 23rd to find two of her three sons dead in their cots.

The single mother was heard screaming 'my babies, my babies' after the deaths of her five-month-old boys Noah and Charlie and ran into the street outside her Bridgend home.

Speaking after the tragedy, she said: 'We are devastated at the loss of our two beautiful babies, who, along with their brother Ethan, lit up our world. Noah and Charlie were my life, heart and soul.'

The 29-year-old was hit by further tragedy when her brother, 31-year-old Steve Owen, was found dead just days later.

Heartbreak: Charlie and Noah's funeral took place earlier this week. The boys' father claims Miss Owen has made it difficult for him to see his surviving son Ethan and doesn't respond to calls about his welfare

TRIPLETS DAD: 'I KNOW MY SONS' DEATHS WERE A TRAGIC ACCIDENT' While David Whitehouse and Sarah Owen may be at war over contact with surviving son Ethan, Whitehouse says he's in no doubt about the circumstances of his sons' deaths. He said: 'Having spoken to the police, and seen everything I've seen, I would say it was a very tragic accident. 'I have no doubt that Sarah was in no way culpable in their deaths at all. 'She is an excellent mum and I don't question her ability as a mum at all - I just want to be part of my son's life' Advertisement

The triplets' dad claims he was 'allowed' to attend Noah and Charlie's funeral, which took place earlier this week, but was treated like he 'had the plague' while he was there.

Whitehouse believes that his sons' deaths were a tragic accident but says he has now contacted the Fathers 4 Justice organisation to try and find a way to gain contact with his baby son Ethan.

The grieving father, who also has a six-year-old son from a previous relationship, told MailOnline: 'During the funeral I tried to approach Sarah and Ethan but every time I got near them I was blocked.

'Apparently everyone said I was "cold" and "distant" at the funeral.

'I was numb, I didn't know how to process - I was in a daze. Everyone grieves in a different way.'

However, his version of events is strongly disputed by Miss Owen's friends.

Family at war: Owen's friend Sally Boyd disputes Whitehouse's claim that he hasn't been allowed to see Ethan, saying he made little effort to see his sons

'I feel like I've lost all three boys': Whitehouse told MailOnline that he will do anything to rebuild a relationship with Miss Owen that allows him to see Ethan

Ethan's godmother's mother, Sally Boyd, told MailOnline: 'He didn’t shed a tear all day and was going around saying to people: "Alright?"

'Well we weren’t alright - we were distraught. He turned up with his mates and his conduct was just not fitting of such an awful occasion.

I just feel like I did my bit [helping Owen to conceive] and I'm not wanted anymore. It's exceptionally hard. I love all of my children and would find any way to see them... David Whitehouse

'Sarah didn’t want him to hold Ethan on the day - Ethan doesn’t know him. Other people who really care needed to be close to the baby that day.'

Whitehouse says his relationship with the boys' mother has been strained since the pair - who dated 'casually' - found out they were expecting.

Whitehouseexplains: 'I just feel like I did my bit [helping Owen to conceive] and I'm not wanted anymore. It's exceptionally hard. I love all of my children and would find any way to see them.'

He adds: 'The person who is most important in all of this is Ethan. After the way I was treated at the funeral, I decided I needed to do something formally because I was treated like I had the plague.'

The rented property where Charlie and Owen died. South West Police is preparing a file of evidence into the circumstances surrounding their deaths for the coroner

Before Noah and Charlie's tragic death, he had seen them just twice in their short life.

Boyd says Owen has always encouraged contact, saying: 'David was never stopped from being with the boys - in fact Sarah encouraged him.

'When the boys were born he wasn’t bothered and was one of the last people to visit Sarah and the boys in hospital.

'At the moment feelings are running very high. I don’t think he [Whitehouse] has a hope in hell of seeing Ethan unless he goes to court. She is appalled by his behaviour... Sally Boyd, Ethan's godmother's mother

'When they were two and a half months old Sarah texted him to say: "I think you had better get here and meet your sons."

'He did turn up but always had an excuse why he couldn’t see them. He only lives 20 minutes away but only met the triplets twice before what happened.

'He made no contributions towards them - he didn’t even buy a nappy.'

Whitehouse, who says he wasn't invited to the triplets' birth, maintains that he's tried to arrange meetings with Sarah and his children from the moment they were born.

Tragedy: Miss Owen's 31-year-old brother Steven Owen was found dead just weeks after the deaths of Charlie and Noah

Fathers4Justice founder Matt O'Connor said: 'We hope we can assist David in seeing his son and that both parents will focus on giving Ethan all their love and support moving forward without the need for litigation.'

Whitehouse adds he hopes to find a way to have regular contact with Ethan, saying: 'I know because Sarah's lost Noah and Charlie that she's not going to let Ethan out of her sight. That's totally justified.

'I would even see him in a contact centre so she knows that Ethan's safe. I don't care how I see him. I just want to be part of his life. I wanted to be part of all three of their lives.

'She gets to hold Ethan every day, feel him breathing, feel his heartbeat, hear his voice so she's got confirmation that he's still around. Me, I've got nothing.

'Technically, the way I'm being treated I haven't lost two babies, I've lost all three.'

Meanwhile, Boyd said her friend was deep in grief and wouldn't consider letting Whitehouse spend time with his son at the present time.

'At the moment feelings are running very high. I don’t think he has a hope in hell of seeing Ethan unless he goes to court.

'She is appalled by his behaviour at a time when she needs love and support from everyone around her.'

South Wales Police told MailOnline that a file of evidence into the circumstances surrounding the deaths of Noah and Charlie Owens is being prepared for the coroner.