After passing away just a few days apart, two sisters will be laid to rest together. Shaunie and Shavanna Thomson, from Edinburgh, passed away within three weeks of each other as a result of separate events, and their "heartbroken" families are preparing a joint funeral.
When mother-of-two Shaunie, 26, passed away unexpectedly on February 12, tributes were paid to her. A week later, a distraught Shavanna, 21, shared her sorrow over the loss of her "twin" online. Shavanna also passed away on Friday, as disclosed by her heartbroken relatives.
Friends of the siblings, described it as "the worst news any family can get" as donations flooded in to support the siblings' burial expenses 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.”
