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John McDougall

'Heartfelt sympathies' - Tributes after Karen Jones, mother of Bolton defender Gethin, dies aged 56

The mother of Bolton Wanderers defender Gethin Jones, Karen, has lost her fight with motor neurone disease (MND) and passed away at the age of 56.

Karen, much-loved former midwife, died on Sunday after she had been diagnosed with MND last July, a condition for which there is currently no cure.

She had been undergoing treatment and a drug trial in the United States as part of her battle against MND.

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