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Lucy Farrell

Heartbreaking mystery of dead child washed up on Scots beach examined in new podcast

A heartbreaking mystery that shook Scotland more than 50 years ago has been revisited as the topic of a new podcast.

In 1971, the body of a small boy was discovered washed ashore in Tayport, but his identity remains a mystery to this day and no one has ever come forward to claim him.

Postman Ian Robertson was walking with his five-year-old son along the beach in the small village when he spotted the body in the water. Despite an extensive police investigation and countless leads, there was no success in identifying the child. He is believed to be between two and four years old.

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