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Parents lay daughter Emma to rest | Parents lay daughter Emma to rest |
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The funeral of Emma Caldwell has taken place more than two years after her body was found in Lanarkshire. | |
The 27-year-old had been working as a prostitute in Glasgow when she went missing in April 2005. | |
Her body was found six weeks later near Biggar. Four men have been charged with her murder. | |
About 200 people - including police officers - attended the service which was described as a celebration of the life of Emma Jane Caldwell. | |
Pastor Simon Foster said the celebration showed Ms Caldwell was loved by a lot of people and he described her death as a terrible tragedy. | |
Jim Coyle, Ms Caldwell's uncle, said his thoughts returned to the innocence of his niece's childhood. | |
He spoke about her first words, the first time she walked and the "warm and cosy thoughts" of Christmas and birthdays. | |
Friends attended | |
"Laughter was Emma's favourite thing of all," he said. | |
"She loved her family and they loved her." | |
Mr Coyle added: "She hoped one day to be free of her addiction." | |
Former Det Supt Willie Johnston, who led the investigation, read Corinthians 13 - Paul's first letter to the people of Corinth. | |
"These three things remain," he read. "Faith, hope and love. | |
"And the greatest of these is love." | |
The parents of Ms Caldwell invited friends of their daughter to the funeral. | The parents of Ms Caldwell invited friends of their daughter to the funeral. |
The Caldwell family said that Emma loved horses and the countryside before she became embroiled in drugs and vice. | The Caldwell family said that Emma loved horses and the countryside before she became embroiled in drugs and vice. |
They believe she became an addict and prostitute after having difficulty coming to terms with the death of her older sister Karen. | They believe she became an addict and prostitute after having difficulty coming to terms with the death of her older sister Karen. |
Anne Wallace, who worked with Salt and Light, which helps prostitutes and those with addiction problems, said Ms Caldwell had told her she hated her life. | |
"She said she didn't know what to do any longer," she said. |