The smiley little boy who touched people’s hearts dies from rare disease as hundreds line the streets for funeral

A smiley and happy little boy has died following a heartbreaking battle with a rare disease.

Jace Carney was diagnosed with Krabbe disease when he was aged just 13-months-old.

The condition, which affects just 1 in 100,000 births, destroys the protective coating of nerve cells in the brain and nervous system.