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Glasgow Times
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Glasgow Times
Tributes pour in for Glasgow DJ Derek Baird
Derek Baird, tragically died in his sleep on Wednesday after battling facial cancer for several years. The former Knightswood Secondary School pupil who was a DJ at Groove City Radio and owned clothing range, Chasing The Phase, frequently shared his journey with the disease on social media. He revealed on Facebook back in January that his treatments had now come to an end after receiving the likes of chemotherapy, radio therapy and immunotherapy for two years. However, nothing more could be done for him. He also said he gave up on his DJ career to focus on being pain free and as comfy as possible towards the end. Music promoter's STREETrave, who Derek worked with a number of times, lead tributes to the "brave man, who was an inspiration to all." Taking to Facebook, they wrote: "As many of you know - our good friend Derek Baird passed away yesterday what this guy went through was unimaginable but yet he didn't hide away and he fought it head on!! "He played Pavilion Festival, the Sr Summer all dayer and played Ibiza for us last year - what a brave, brave man - an inspiration to us all - our thoughts and prayers go out to his friends and family. "RIP our good friend and sleep tight - Chasing the Phase!!" Another person said: "So so sad, a true warrior right to the end. He fought with dignity, what an inspiration." A third person said: "So sad. What a loss to the dance community. He will be spinning upstairs with the big man." Another said: "I met Derek at Glitterbox last year and was blown away by his fight, determination and love for life. A genuinely lovely guy. Sending love to all of his family and friends." Someone else said: "RIP Derek Baird you have been a true fighter and a massive inspiration to everyone with your journey. May you now rest in peace, mate." Another wrote: "Such a cruel world, let's blow this up for Derek Baird after a brave battle he passed away. RIP brother. I didn't know you personally but I followed your journey and gutted to hear you have passed, hope you are out of pain now." A close friend of Derek's wrote: "You tackled everything head on with such bravery and courage. The world is a sadder place without you big guy, will never forget you and the mark you left on us Keep chasing the phase on the other side my friend."
Daily Record
06-05-2025
- Daily Record
Scots woman discovered dead in London hotel after twin sister raises alarm
Samorine Djene Touré, 26, was on holiday over the bank holiday weekend but concerns grew when her family couldn't get hold of her. A woman from Glasgow has been found dead inside a London hotel room after her worried twin sister raised the alarm. Samorine Djene Touré, 26, was on holiday over the bank holiday weekend but concerns grew when her family couldn't get hold of her. Samorine, who worked for Scotrail, has been described as "completely healthy" before the tragedy. Her twin sister Samyra contacted the Paragraph Edmonton hotel in Kendal Gardens and urged the manager to check up on her sister on Sunday. When she called the hotel back for an update, paramedics tragically responded with devastating news that Samorine had passed away. The cause of her death remains unknown to the family at this stage. It's understood a post-mortem and police investigation is currently underway. Speaking to Glasgow Live, Samyra's partner James Aitken spoke of how the family broke down when they heard the shocking news. James, 32, said: "She (Samyra) completely broke down. Their step-dad and little brother arrived at the same time as me and they were absolutely distraught, screaming and wailing - we all were. It's still a massive shock to us and unbelievable. We are waiting to find out what has happened." Samyra and her step-dad have now gone to Paris to be with Samyra's little sister and their mum, who are staying there at the moment. But James explained Samyra intends to travel to London on May 8 to find out what is happening with the investigation into Samorine's death. The family would like to have her body repatriated to the Ivory Coast in West Africa, which is her home country. He said: "They would like her to be buried back in her home country, which is a common tradition. We can't really go forward organising this without knowing what's happening and how long they will keep her for. "Samyra should be coming back from Paris on Thursday [May 8] and will go to London to find out what's happening. We are just waiting for the police to get back to us and the post mortem to be completed." Samorine, who lived in the Yoker area, was a former pupil at Knightswood Secondary School. When she wasn't working at Glasgow Central station, she doted on her nieces and nephews. Paying tribute to his sister-in-law, a tearful James added: "The family were all really close and the twins did everything together. She loved life and was so happy. She was such a good aunty to the kids, she loved them. "For the past few months she was praying five times a day, learning Arabic and teaching my children too. She was really trying to be the best person she could. She loved to travel and had a beautiful dog who she loved too." James has created a GoFundMe page, to repatriate Samorine back to her home country in West Africa, which has raised over £5,000.
