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Anya Diggines & Katie Williams & Chiara Fiorillo

Friends refuse to leave side of pal, 15, as he collapses and dies playing school football

The friends of a 15-year-old boy refused to leave his side when he collapsed and died while playing football at school.

Andrew MacKinnon tragically passed away shortly after 3pm on March 14, leaving his friends, family and the local community distraught.

He collapsed while playing football with some close pals at Forrester High School in Edinburgh and his friends rallied around him, Reverend Michael Mair said during the boy's funeral at St David's Broomhouse Parish Church in the Scottish capital yesterday.

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