By Michael McLeod
THE young Scots mum-to-be who died from swine flu only a month away from having her first child was named today as Denise Murray.
Locals revealed the 17-year-old had been expecting her first son or daughter before she contracted the H1N1 virus which claimed her life on Wednesday.
Her unborn child tragically did not survive either despite frantic attempts by staff at Borders General Hospital to save them.
Bubbly
The tragedy stunned her tiny Borders hometown of Tweedbank as locals tried to take in the news that she had slipped away on a ward not even a mile from the family home which had been so looking forward to the new arrival.
Her parents, David and Sandra, and their five other children, did not appear to be at home as the tragedy swept the town.
She left behind five brothers; Matthew, seven, Gavin, 13, Greig, 18, Craig, 19, and Danny, 21.
But devastated neighbours spoke of the teenager’s “bubbly” personality and recalled how she stood out from the crowd with her lust for life. Continue reading
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