Kenadie Porter who died suddenly over the weekend (Image: Christ Encounters/Facebook) A Northern Ireland community has been left shocked and saddened following the sudden death of a popular young schoolgirl. Kenadie Porter, who was only 15 years old, passed away in her sleep over the weekend. She has been remembered by her local church as a "one of our treasured young people" and "an amazing young lady".

The teenager was a Year 12 student at Dromore High School where she is being remembered today as "a model pupil". READ MORE: The key challenges ahead for new Queen's Students' Union President READ MORE: Carl Frampton: Race-linked disorder across Northern Ireland 'horrible to see' Her local church ‘Christ Encounters Tabernacle’ issued a message of sympathy on ‘the sudden and unexpected passing of one of our treasured young people’. In a message posted online, the church said: “This is Kenadie Porter, a young girl of 15yrs of age, the beloved daughter of Craig and Nicki and big sister to wee brother Hudson.

Their loss is so great and their pain is unfathomable. Please keep this family in prayer that they might know the comfort only The Holy Spirit can bring. "Kenadie went to sleep as usual and didn’t waken again in this life.

Kenadie was a beautiful, bright, thoughtful, caring, and helpful girl who was always a massive encouragement every Sunday morning to the leaders and to the children in CET children’s church, she was always a bright and shining light in the CE.