Tributes pour in for Dundee teen following her 'unexplained' death

She's been named locally as 16-year-old Lennix Hughes

Author: Paul ReillyPublished 5th Mar 2023

The death of a 16-year-old girl has rocked a Dundee community.

The teenager, who has been named locally as Lennix Hughes, died on Saturday morning after becoming unwell at a property in the Dudhope Gardens area of the city.

She was taken to Ninewells Hospital at around 5am, but died a short time after arriving.

Police have told Tay News her passing is being treated as unexplained and they're continuing to investigate what happened.

Tributes have been pouring in on social media after Lennix's mum, Wendy Bertie, confirmed the news on a Facebook post.

Mum Wendy said: "Writing this with the most shattered of hearts, our beautiful baby sadly passed away on the morning of Saturday the 4th of March her precious little heart couldn’t fight any longer.

"We are absolutely broken and cant imagine this life without her by our sides.

"Everyone that knows Lennix will agree she is the most caring soul with the biggest smile that could light up any room she walked in.

'We are the luckiest people to have had an amazing 16 years with her'

She added "We are the luckiest people on this earth to have had 16 amazing years with her.

"She is without a doubt the type of person you don’t come by twice in this life.

"Lennix you were just far too beautiful for this horrible world".

Teenager's death treated as 'unexplained'

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Around 5am on Saturday, 4 March, we were made aware of a 16-year-girl being unwell at a property in the Dudhope Gardens area of Dundee.

“Emergency services attended and she was taken by ambulance to Ninewells hospital where she was pronounced dead a short time later.

“The death is being treated as unexplained and enquiries are ongoing. A report will be sent to the Procurator Fiscal.”

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