More than £10,000 raised for funeral costs after sudden death of Belfast model

By Simon Hunter

More than £10,500 has been raised through GoFundMe to help with funeral costs after the sudden death of a Belfast model.

Mairead Leigha O'Neill was just 21, and died on Monday.

Police say they're not treating the death as suspicious.

She had graduated from University earlier this year.

It's a year since she lost her mother, Karen Pelan, to cancer, and she's survived by her brother and sister, as well as their children.

Her sister has said, "where to start my stunning baby sister, my beautiful best friend. You're really gone...love you forever...sleep tight."

£4,000 was the initial target, and was hit within just two hours of the page being opened.

Donations can be made at https://www.gofundme.com/maireads-funeral

There'll be a Requiem Mass at St. Malachy's Church at 1pm on Friday, before a service at Roselawn Crematorium at 3.

Anyone feeling like they need to talk can phone:

Lifeline on 0808 808 8000

Samaritans on 116 113

Extern on 0845 2590520

ChildLine on 0800 1111

Lighthouse on 028 9075 5070