A DEVASTATED mum of two teenage girls killed by the same genetic heart condition is to host a fundraiser in a bid to stop more tragedies. 

Laura McArthur began the Jodie Muir Memorial Fund with Cardiac Risk in the Young after the 16-year-old died from Long QT syndrome in 2014, an illness which casuses an imblanace in the chemicals which create electric impulses in the heart. 

However, tragedy struck the family again in May last year when Jodie's younger sister, Taylor, was also killed by the syndrome aged just 14. 

There is currently no cure for the disease, however, with long term treatment options can allow a patient to live a "relatively normal life", according the NHS

Ms McArthur's organisation campaigns to reduce the number of children dying of sudden heart attacks by encouraging more heart screenings.

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Tonight, she's hoping to raise £15,000 to create a screening programme to give Scottish schoolchildren an ECG test to detect any abnormalities. 

The likes of George Bowie, Zander Nation and Ross McFadyen are set to take to the stage at the Fullerton Suite in Glasogw for the event. 

Laura told the Daily Record: “Its important to raise money and awareness for screening treatments. It takes minutes to carry out but could save countless lives across Scotland.

"We will be celebrating the lives of my daughters with a party to raise these vital funds.

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"It’s great that people like George are keen to help. I don’t want my daughters to have died in vain.”