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A butcher’s tribute to Andy Murray’s new baby divides fans

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Most new parents struggle to sleep due to their baby’s needs in the night – needing a bottle, or just crying loudly and keeping everyone up.

However, Andy Murray and his wife Kim may be kept up for a different reason – thinking about the incredible tribute a local butcher has paid their new arrival.

John Hill’s butcher shop in Dunblane – Andy’s home town – created this baby out of sausage meat to welcome the baby girl.

John made a model of the baby out of Lorne sausage, with sausage links for arms and minced meat for a head.

And to complete the effect, put her in a foil “cot” with a napkin for a blanket.

Onlookers dubbed the creation “Sausage Baby” and took to Twitter to share their thoughts on it.

One wrote: “Sausage baby is a nightmare scenario. I’m sure sir Andy is chuffed to bits.”

While another asked: “What’s the point of going to sleep if all I’ll dream about is the Dunblane sausage baby?”

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However, there were fans who admitted to finding the sausage baby “cute”.

The butcher shop captioned the image: “Congratulations to Andy and Kim Murray on the birth of their new baby daughter. Lauren would be a great name!”

It was a lovely thought – and very inventive!

Andy and Kim welcomed their new arrival recently, and wanted to keep the news as quiet as possible.

But the tennis star’s Gran Shirley Erskine told The Sun: “Kim and the baby are both doing well. She was born towards the end of October. They’ve been trying to keep it private for various reasons.

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“The whole family are delighted. We’re going down to London this weekend to see the baby. She’s a little playmate for Sophia. Maybe a future ladies’ doubles team.”

John’s meaty tribute has gathered the attention of the press worldwide – we wonder if Andy will be popping in to say hi next time he’s in town…


Nancy Brown
Associate Editor