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Hundreds attended the funeral of a baby whose identity will never be known.

The child was found dead, wrapped in a blanket on an old railway path in the Seafield area of Edinburgh in July 2013.

In a touching gesture by the community, mourners came to pay their respects to the "precious" baby boy they never knew.

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Police launched an investigation into the mysterious case, but after extensive efforts officers never managed to find the boy's mother or wider family.

The youngster was finally laid to rest following a funeral service in the sunshine at the city's Seafield Cemetery, close to the area where he was discovered.

More than 200 mourners gathered to say goodbye to the "wee one", who may have been up to six weeks old when he died.

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Leading the service, Reverend Erica Wishart, of Tranent Parish Church, told mourners: "This is the kind of tragedy that surely touches everyone who hears about it.

"All of us who gather here today are grieving.

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"We represent everyone in this community and beyond who feels deep sadness that this tiny baby is never going to have the chance to grow up and live his life."