Arbroath family's emotional appeal for cardiac screenings after son's death

An Angus family is calling for a nationwide heart screening programme after their son died suddenly of a heart attack.

Published 9th Mar 2016

An Angus family is calling for a nationwide heart screening programme after their son died suddenly of a heart attack.

Michael Cadman was just 17 when he died from an undiagnosed heart problem in 2007.

Since then his family have set up a memorial fund in his name and have been offering free screenings to pupils at Michael's former school, Arbroath High School.

His dad Ian, mum Jessie and sister Jennifer have been speaking to our reporter Lizzie Parker: