This article is from the source 'guardian' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jul/21/alesha-macphail-funeral-takes-place-north-lanarkshire
The article has changed 3 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| Alesha MacPhail's funeral takes place in North Lanarkshire | Alesha MacPhail's funeral takes place in North Lanarkshire |
| (about 1 hour later) | |
| Hundreds of mourners lined the streets of a Scottish town on Saturday for the funeral of a six-year-old girl killed on holiday. | Hundreds of mourners lined the streets of a Scottish town on Saturday for the funeral of a six-year-old girl killed on holiday. |
| Alesha MacPhail went missing on the Isle of Bute in the Firth of Clyde, where she had been staying with her father and grandparents, on 2 July. She was found dead three hours later at the site of a former hotel. | Alesha MacPhail went missing on the Isle of Bute in the Firth of Clyde, where she had been staying with her father and grandparents, on 2 July. She was found dead three hours later at the site of a former hotel. |
| A 16-year-old boy has been charged with her rape and murder. | A 16-year-old boy has been charged with her rape and murder. |
| A piper played as mourners, many of them wearing pink in tribute to Alesha, entered Coats funeral home in Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire. The railings of the building were adorned with bows and cuddly toys lined the wall. | A piper played as mourners, many of them wearing pink in tribute to Alesha, entered Coats funeral home in Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire. The railings of the building were adorned with bows and cuddly toys lined the wall. |
| In a eulogy delivered by her uncle, Calum MacPhail, he said Alesha had “a great amount of love for absolutely everyone”. | In a eulogy delivered by her uncle, Calum MacPhail, he said Alesha had “a great amount of love for absolutely everyone”. |
| “Alesha was everything that I wanted to be,” he said. “She was kind, caring, smart. I just cannot believe she is gone. She was the brightest thing.” | “Alesha was everything that I wanted to be,” he said. “She was kind, caring, smart. I just cannot believe she is gone. She was the brightest thing.” |
| Alesha’s mother, Georgina Lochrane, hugged him as he returned to his seat near the girl’s father, Robert MacPhail, her four-year-old sister, Courtney, and other family members. | |
| Emma Gibson, Alesha’s class teacher at Chapelside primary school in nearby Airdrie, described her as bright and bubbly, and said that she had always come to class with a “big beautiful smile”. | Emma Gibson, Alesha’s class teacher at Chapelside primary school in nearby Airdrie, described her as bright and bubbly, and said that she had always come to class with a “big beautiful smile”. |
| “It was an absolute pleasure to have taught Alesha. I’m so grateful to have known this special little girl,” she said. | “It was an absolute pleasure to have taught Alesha. I’m so grateful to have known this special little girl,” she said. |
| The school’s headteacher, Wendy Davie, said: “May your smile shine brightly wherever you are. You will always be remembered as our Chapelside star.” | The school’s headteacher, Wendy Davie, said: “May your smile shine brightly wherever you are. You will always be remembered as our Chapelside star.” |
| Robert MacPhail’s girlfriend, Toni McLachlan, also gave a tribute. “Sleep tight, little angel,” she said. | Robert MacPhail’s girlfriend, Toni McLachlan, also gave a tribute. “Sleep tight, little angel,” she said. |
| Alesha was fascinated by bubbles and had always wanted a bubble party on her birthday, said Fraser MacGregor, the funeral director who conducted the service. | Alesha was fascinated by bubbles and had always wanted a bubble party on her birthday, said Fraser MacGregor, the funeral director who conducted the service. |
| As it ended, a machine blew hundreds of bubbles over the heads of her friends and relatives. | As it ended, a machine blew hundreds of bubbles over the heads of her friends and relatives. |
| Scotland | Scotland |
| news | news |
| Share on Facebook | Share on Facebook |
| Share on Twitter | Share on Twitter |
| Share via Email | Share via Email |
| Share on LinkedIn | Share on LinkedIn |
| Share on Pinterest | Share on Pinterest |
| Share on Google+ | Share on Google+ |
| Share on WhatsApp | Share on WhatsApp |
| Share on Messenger | Share on Messenger |
| Reuse this content | Reuse this content |