ELLIOT. GIRL WHO AGES AT 8 TIMES THE NORMAL SPEED.

SHE is still at primary school and loves to play with her friends, but already seven year old Ashanti Elliott-Smith is turning into an old woman. She suffers from an incredibly rare premature ageing condition - which means she is ageing at EIGHT times the normal speed. Her body is already too fragile to cope with childhood diseases such as chicken pox and her heart is weakening.( BROADCAST VIDEO AVAILABLE CALL +44 7974085706) [download copy]