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Iona Young

Edinburgh family pays tribute to 'caring' schoolboy who died playing football

An Edinburgh family has been left devastated after the sudden loss of their son who passed away doing "what he loved most."

Andrew MacKinnon, 15, was playing football when he became unwell and tragically died of heart failure.

The gifted footballer and huge Hearts fan, who played for Salvesen blues 07s, leaves sister Aimee, 20, sister Rachel, 17, mum, 48, Janine Dow, dad also Andrew MacKinnon, 40, and stepdad Gary Weir, 55.

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