Police searching for the suspect of a nearly 20-year-old murder now believe the killer may have been younger than first thought.
17.02.2022 - 08:03 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A young Scots girl suffering from a ‘ Alzheimer's style’ illness has been left non-verbal as her harrowing condition continues to progress.
Sophia Scott, 11, was diagnosed with Sanfilippo Syndrome in 2015 after parents Darren, 43 and Amanda, 45, noticed she was having developmental issues.
The rare genetic condition, also known as Mucopolysaccharidosis type III (MPS III), causes fatal brain damage and is a type of childhood dementia.
Sadly the average life expectancy for children suffering from the disease is between 10 to 20-years-old, but most don't survive their teenage years.
Sophia's dad Darren, from Glasgow, has opened up about the heartbreaking reality of the condition and said watching his daughter suffer is 'shattering'.
Darren said his daughter's diagnosis came "like a bolt of lightening" as Sophia, who was previously fit and healthy, began to have difficulties with her speech and reading.
A referral to speech therapy from the youngster's nursery, eventually led to the tests which diagnosed her terminal illness.
Speaking to the Daily Record, Darren said: "This has destroyed all of us. It turned our life upside down.
"Not a day, not a minute, goes by that it doesn't flash through your head the sadness of it.
"We want to give Sophia the best life possible, even if that is just things like taking Sophia on once in a lifetime trips.
"But it is hard trying to squeeze as much as possible into such a short time. It is obviously a very difficult and upsetting life."
Darren and Sophia's mum Amanda have some very difficult medial decisions to make for their daughter's future and have to choose whether or not she will undergo potentially life-threatening surgery.
As her condition has progressed, Sophia's spine has curved which
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