Tributes have been paid to a young man with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) who died suddenly at the age of 20.
11.02.2022 - 14:07 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A heartbroken Scots mum says she's feeling relieved after the 'haunted castle' headstone at her baby's graveside was finally removed.
Vicky Mclean, 37, from Blackburn, West Lothian, recently hit out after the paint from little Kiarah Karen Mccauley's bright pink gravestone faded dramatically leaving it looking like something from a horror movie.
Mum-of-three Vicky claimed she had been waiting over a year for the dull grey stone at Kiarah's final resting place at Blaeberry Cemetery to be replaced by the Headstone Centre in Alva, after it was first fitted in November 2020.
The stone has now been changed, with Vicky saying the graveside is finally fit for her little princess.
She added: "I just feel so relieved that something is in the place of rest for my wee princess.
"It’s not exactly the way my original one was, but it’s there and it’s bright and it's princess looking for my little angel. Just how she deserves it to be.
"She didn’t deserve all of this hassle. And neither did my partner Peter or I.
"We have had to deal with all the extra stress and heartache that this situation has brought to us
"I'm happy we can now go along when we want and not feel upset with what we see."
Last month Vicky told the Daily Record she was struggling to cope seeing her baby's graveside look the way it did and pleaded with the headstone company to replace the stone.
She said: "It's been going on for months. At first they agreed to change it and were getting back to me but then it seemed like they started to ignore my messages.
"Having to chase them to fix it for so long has been draining and if I'm honest, it's starting to depress me.
"I just want my daughter's resting place finished and beautiful, the way she deserves it to be."
Vicky paid
Tributes have been paid to a young man with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) who died suddenly at the age of 20.
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