A Scots couple have been left shaken after a gang of masked prowlers tried to break into their home while they slept.
06.03.2023 - 17:49 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Two Scots sisters are to be laid to rest together after dying just days apart.
The “heartbroken” family of Shaunie and Shavanna Thomson, from Edinburgh, are planning a joint funeral after the siblings passed away within three weeks of each other following separate incidents.
Tributes were paid to tragic mum-of-two Shaunie, 26, when she died suddenly on February 12, with heartbroken sister Shavanna, 21, sharing her grief at the loss of her “twin” online a week later.
Now devastated relatives have revealed that Shavanna also died on Friday.
Pals of the pair, from the Stenhouse area, said it had been “the worst news any family can receive” as donations poured in to help pay for the siblings’ funeral arrangements yesterday.
Mary McGovern, who is organising the fundraiser, wrote on crowdfunding site GoFundMe: “The family have made the decision to have both girls funeral together which during the worst time of their life’s will also be finically difficult.
“Rest easy girls we hope you have the best beds in heaven forever #26 #21.”
Just days after her sister’s death, Shavanna told pals on Facebook that she was struggling with her grief.
She said: “I’m going through the worst thing i could i miss my twin so much.”
At the weekend, news of Shavanna’s death sparked a flurry of tributes to both sisters.
Posting to Facebook, one family member wrote that she was “so heartbroken”.
She said: “Why again have I lose another sister not even weeks later you both been taken away from us to soon.
“I love you both forever and will miss you both really can’t believe I have lost the best to sister’s in the world.”
One pal added: “R.I.P shavanna & Shaunie. 2 sisters gone.. in the space of 3 weeks, Regardless of what happened .. Yous both should still be here.
A Scots couple have been left shaken after a gang of masked prowlers tried to break into their home while they slept.
The family of a 12-year-old girl missing for more than a week say she is now "in good hands" after being found earlier on Wednesday.
The family of a missing Scots man have issued a heart-wrenching plea for him to come home a month after he disappeared. Officers are re-appealing for information to help find Andrew Linton who vanished from Kilwinning.
A frantic police search has been launched for a missing Aberfoyle man who vanished last night.
Stressed out teachers have told how they are struggling to educate pupils due to increasing levels of violence in Scots schools.
Three Pitbull puppies were stolen from a Scots home while their heartbroken owner was out celebrating Mother's Day.
United Kingdom’s Mother’s Day.In September, the Queen died at age 96 at her palace in Scotland, Balmoral Castle. She reigned for 70 years.On the official Instagram page for the British Royal Family, they posted a photo of the King alongside his mom, Queen Elizabeth, when he appeared to be only a few years old.“To all mothers everywhere, and to those who may be missing their mums today, we are thinking of you and wishing you a special #MothersDay,” the caption of the photo read.The post included a photo of Camilla, Queen Consort, with her mother, Rosalind Shand, who passed in 1994 from osteoporosis, a bone disease.A post shared by The Royal Family (@theroyalfamily)In the United Kingdom, Mother’s Day is celebrated in March.It is different than the United States’ version of the holiday, as it first began as a “church tradition” overseas, according to Metro UK, called “Mothering Sunday.”The outlet explained that in The U.K., it takes place three weeks before Easter, and on the fourth Sunday of Lent.The royal family’s Instagram post comes before the King’s coronation is set to take place on May 6 at Westminster Abbey.
Cops have issued an urgent re-appeal in their bid to trace 12-year-old Jamie-Lee Harvey, who has been missing from Ayr for four days.
The families of murdered Scots have told how a lifeline service supported them through their darkest days.
The family of a Scots teenager who died of a suspected accidental overdose have issued an emotional warning about the dangers of street drugs.
Mother's Day is fast approaching, but finding the right gift to really express how much your mum, or loved one, means to you can be pretty tricky.
Heartbroken loved ones of a hillwalker who died "doing what he loved best" on Ben More have raised nearly £20,000 for the rescue teams that battled to save him.
Simu Liu, who earlier called some of Air Canada’s staff ‘the most unpleasant and miserable,’ has now clarified his statement saying:
A single mum with cancer given just months to live is desperate to spend her final days in her native South Africa.
A frantic search is underway to trace a schoolgirl missing for two days.
Singer Lee Ryan has submitted an application to reverse his plea after he was found guilty of drunkenly assaulting a police officer when he was arrested on a flight from Glasgow.
Twin sisters left their jobs behind after successfully launching a design business together, taking on international clients.
A Scots couple have bagged themselves a place on Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway Plane to Universal Orlando Resort. Each week, members of the studio audience and those at home are randomly selected to pack their bags to join the boys for a dream holiday in Florida.
Plans have been approved to remove a slavery information plaque under Edinburgh’s Melville Monument dedicated to Henry Dundas after a battle from his descendants to get rid of it.
Police have launched an urgent search to trace a man who vanished from a Scots town four days ago.