A NEW runner is taking on the London Marathon in memory of a baby who died aged just four months.

Melissa Nimmons will run the marathon on April 26 in aid of SMA Trust and the Alzheimer’s Society.

Nelle Francis died on January 2 after being diagnosed with type one spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) at two months old.

Melissa, who is a friend of Nelle’s Joe Francis, hopes to raise £1,500 for both charities.

She said: “I completed a half-marathon in September last year and decided to enter the ballot to see if I could get a space to raise more money."

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