Linwood hero set to tackle ninth Kiltwalk in a row in honour of older brother

Linwood hero set to tackle ninth Kiltwalk in a row in honour of older brother

Mariya Javed has been doing her bit to support research into the rare brain condition called arteriovenous malformation (AVM) which claimed her brother Ahmar’s life when he was just 13.

Elderslie schoolgirl to take part in 9th Glasgow Kiltwalk in memory of her late brother

A teenager from Elderslie is getting set to take on the Glasgow Kiltwalk challenge for the ninth time in memory of her brother. Mariya Javed was only seven years old when her older brother, Ahmar, died suddenly at the age of 13 in 2017 from arteriovenous malformation (AVM), a rare condition that caused him to suffer a bleed in the brain. Mariya, who is now 15, has taken part in every Kiltwalk since her brother’s passing and has raised thousands …