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Moira Anderson family asks for Coatbridge grave to be opened | |
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The family of a schoolgirl who disappeared in 1957 have launched a legal bid to open a grave where they believe she was buried. | |
Moira Anderson disappeared on a trip to her local shop in Coatbridge during a blizzard in February of that year, just weeks before her 12th birthday. | Moira Anderson disappeared on a trip to her local shop in Coatbridge during a blizzard in February of that year, just weeks before her 12th birthday. |
Her disappearance is now being treated as murder. | Her disappearance is now being treated as murder. |
The court petition seeks permission to open a grave at the Old Monkland cemetery in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire. | The court petition seeks permission to open a grave at the Old Monkland cemetery in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire. |
It is thought Sinclair Upton, who died around the time Moira disappeared, is among those buried there. | It is thought Sinclair Upton, who died around the time Moira disappeared, is among those buried there. |
He was said to be a friend of Alexander Gartshore, a bus driver whose own daughter believes he is the likely killer. | He was said to be a friend of Alexander Gartshore, a bus driver whose own daughter believes he is the likely killer. |
Mr Gartshore died six years ago, but his daughter Sandra Brown wrote a book accusing him of murder and has used the proceeds to set up the Moira Anderson Foundation to help families affected by child sexual abuse. | Mr Gartshore died six years ago, but his daughter Sandra Brown wrote a book accusing him of murder and has used the proceeds to set up the Moira Anderson Foundation to help families affected by child sexual abuse. |
The petition has been lodged by Moira's sister, Janet Hart. | |
A spokesman for the Crown Office spokesman confirmed that it seeks authority for exhumation of a burial site. | |
"The Crown's position in relation to the petition will be confirmed directly to the court and it would therefore be inappropriate to comment further at this time," he added. | |
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