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Sally Hind

Scots mum to finally lay baby son to rest after 50-year probe into 'empty coffin' case

A mum will finally lay her baby boy to rest after a major probe by prosecutors dismissed claims she was given an empty coffin to bury almost 50 years ago.

Lydia Reid, from Clermiston, Edinburgh, has been fighting for answers since her son Gary died at just a week old in 1975.

When his coffin was exhumed five years ago, a renowned forensic expert concluded it was buried without human remains.

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