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Niki Tennant

Scots tot with cerebral palsy inspires 11-year-old sister to invent award-winning device to help children like her walk

A three-year-old Lanarkshire girl, who has cerebral palsy, has inspired her big sister to invent an award-winning device that could help children like her to walk.

Now, the award-winning Cloud Walker design – the brainchild of 11-year-old Olivia Thompson and three of her classmates – could soon be brought to life, thanks to a team of budding engineers at the City of Glasgow College.

Gabriella Thompson, who was born two months prematurely on April 17 2020, was diagnosed with cerebral palsy soon after her first birthday.

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