A young Scots mum is to take on the lengthy and difficult legal process of adopting her 13-year-old brother after the tragic death of their mother.
Karly Scott, from Gilmerton, Edinburgh, had her world tipped upside down after her mum, Leila Scott, suddenly died at just 44.
She had been suffering from an underlying health condition and has sadly left behind Karly, her two grandchildren and younger son Lennox.