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| Swine flu teenager's funeral held | |
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| The funeral has been held of an 18-year-old girl who died after being diagnosed with swine flu. | |
| Madelynne Butcher, from Southampton, fell ill after returning from a holiday in Tenerife and was prescribed Tamiflu. | Madelynne Butcher, from Southampton, fell ill after returning from a holiday in Tenerife and was prescribed Tamiflu. |
| Miss Butcher was transferred from Southampton General Hospital to a specialist unit at a Leicester hospital but died on 6 August. | Miss Butcher was transferred from Southampton General Hospital to a specialist unit at a Leicester hospital but died on 6 August. |
| Friends and family attended a service led by the Reverend Canon Bruce Hartnell at St Mary's in Sholing. | |
| Facebook tributes | Facebook tributes |
| Miss Butcher's mother Beverley said: "She loved every minute of life. | Miss Butcher's mother Beverley said: "She loved every minute of life. |
| "Madelynne was so adorable, everyone who met her thought so and that's what all her friends have been saying." | "Madelynne was so adorable, everyone who met her thought so and that's what all her friends have been saying." |
| Miss Butcher suffered shortness of breath and was transferred to Glenfield Hospital in Leicester for specialist treatment. | Miss Butcher suffered shortness of breath and was transferred to Glenfield Hospital in Leicester for specialist treatment. |
| It is understood a post-mortem examination has yet to establish the exact cause of death, but she was diagnosed with swine flu by doctors in Southampton and prescribed the anti-viral drug Tamiflu. | It is understood a post-mortem examination has yet to establish the exact cause of death, but she was diagnosed with swine flu by doctors in Southampton and prescribed the anti-viral drug Tamiflu. |
| Tributes on the social networking site Facebook describe Miss Butcher as "an amazing girl" and "truly one in a billion". | Tributes on the social networking site Facebook describe Miss Butcher as "an amazing girl" and "truly one in a billion". |
| She had been offered a place to study biology at the University of East Anglia and had recently left Itchen College. | She had been offered a place to study biology at the University of East Anglia and had recently left Itchen College. |