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Edinburgh Live
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Fionnuala Boyle & Sian Traynor

Tributes for young man who died suddenly after falling ill at day centre near Edinburgh

A young Scottish man has died suddenly after he fell ill at a day centre near Edinburgh last week.

Tributes have poured in for Shaun Paul Shirkie after the 20-year-old tragically passed away in hospital last Wednesday.

Diagnosed with muscular dystrophy at a young age, Shaun had been at the Cherry Road Centre in Midlothian, a group for disabled adults, when he became unwell.

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