'Proud' 10-year-old girl cuts off hair for second time for charity

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Lexie Warwick-Oliver has autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, which makes getting her haircut hard because she does not like to be touched. Her hair has been donated to a charity which provides free wigs to young people with cancer and other conditions.

A 10-year-old girl who cut off her hair for charity for a second time has said she feels 'really proud'. Lexie Warwick-Oliver, from Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, had the chop on Saturday afternoon and is now donating 13 inches of hair to make a wig for a young person with cancer. 'I'm feeling really proud of myself,' she said. 'I felt a bit nervous at first, but I really like my hair now and I'm really relieved it is over and done with.

Read more from Sky News:Bear alert in Japan after man found deadSarah Harding cancer research helps identify at-risk womenTwo dead after boat collision on the Danube It took Lexie three years to grow out her hair again so that she had enough to be turned into a wig. The 10-year-old has also been raising money for sensory items for those with additional needs at Howard Park Community School, her primary school.

 

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