Edinburgh Marathon Festival: Young girl, 6, runs race in memory of her little brother

A six-year-old girl ran in memory of her little brother, who died at three weeks old, at the Edinburgh Marathon Festival.

Robyn Skipworth, who took place in Saturday’s Kids Kilometre event, ran for family bereavement charities Baby Loss Counsellling and Support and Held in our Hearts, in memory of her little brother Alex, who passed away three weeks after he was born due to a congenital heart defect.Her Mum Katy explained: “After Alex died we were utterly devastated and lost, returning home from hospital without him felt like we were the only people in the world that this had ever happened to”.

The family were introduced to Held in our Hearts the very next day.

Katy said: “We received a phone call from Nicola and it was like a tiny chink of light opened into our dark world”.

“The support we have received from Held in our Hearts has been incredible. Robyn wants other families to get the support we have.”