Teen gets to keep late mum’s house

HUNDREDS of people have banded together to help a Coatbridge teenager collect enough money to keep his mum’s home after she died suddenly days after Christmas.

Kyle Laird, 17, lost his mum to throat cancer on December 28, leaving him in a financial bind.

His uncle, Pete, set up a fundraising page shortly after with the hope of raising £3000 to allow his nephew to get by after he lost his job at Christmas.

Grieving Pete described how his sister Tracy and Kyle “were devoted to each other”.

He said: “When Tracy was dealing with the stage 4 throat cancer, Kyle was always there for over four years providing aid to his mum.

“Kyle was working up until Christmas, but the company paid him off and said they would have him back at anytime once work and orders picked up again.

“He is not a lazy teenager - he wants to work but we need to give him a leg up.”

In a plea to the public, Pete added: “I am asking you to donate so that we can alleviate his immediate financial worries. He is not entitled to claim any benefits in the UK as he is under 18 years of age.”

He insisted all money raised would go towards helping Kyle financially with nothing going towards Tracy’s funeral costs which were covered.

In j ust 18 days, Pete smashed his target to raise over £5000.