Kate Winslet donates thousand towards 12-year old girl's life support costs

A Scottish mother facing soaring energy bills due to the cost of her daughter's life support has received a £17,000 donation from Kate Winslet.

Carolynne Hunter's 12-year-old daughter Freya, the youngest of four children, has severe complex health problems and disabilities.

Freya is non-verbal and blind and requires full-time oxygen and at-home nursing care.

Ms Hunter, 49, from Tillicoultry, Scotland, launched a GoFundMe fundraiser earlier this week to help her pay the soaring running costs of the equipment that keeps Freya alive.

Surprise donation from star

Just days into the campaign, which had a £20,000 goal, a donation of £17,000 marked "Kate Winslet and family" was paid to the fundraiser.

The donation has been confirmed as a contribution from the Titanic and Mare Of Easttown actress.

Ms Hunter told the BBC: "Our journey as family has been very traumatic and I just feel done at this point in my life.

"When I heard about the money I just burst into tears - I thought it wasn't even real.

"I'm still thinking is this real?"

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