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Mourners gather for Vicky funeral Mourners pay respects to Vicky
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The funeral of murdered schoolgirl Vicky Hamilton is taking place at Redding Parish Church, near Falkirk. The funeral of murdered schoolgirl Vicky Hamilton has been taking place at Redding Parish Church, near Falkirk.
The service began at 1200 GMT and will be followed by a burial at New Grandsable Cemetery in the town. The service began at 1200 GMT and was due to be followed by a burial at New Grandsable Cemetery in the town.
The funeral cortege has made its way past the teenager's former home at Ward Avenue. The funeral cortege had made its way past the teenager's former home at Ward Avenue.
The 15-year-old's remains were found earlier this month in Margate, Kent - 16 years after she disappeared. Peter Tobin has been charged with her murder.The 15-year-old's remains were found earlier this month in Margate, Kent - 16 years after she disappeared. Peter Tobin has been charged with her murder.
Vicky was last seen at a bus stop at Bathgate, West Lothian.Vicky was last seen at a bus stop at Bathgate, West Lothian.
She will be laid to rest in her father Michael's plot. She was due to be laid to rest in her father Michael's plot following a short graveside service.
The funeral service is being led by the minister of Redding and Westquarter Parish Church, the Reverend Geoffrey Smart. The judicial process will go on and help give some peace to all who mourn Vicky's tragic and distressing death Reverend Geoffrey Smart class="" href="/1/hi/scotland/7120522.stm">The minister's full address
Vicky's body was found alongside the remains of missing student Dinah McNicol. The funeral service was led by the minister of Redding and Westquarter Parish Church, the Reverend Geoffrey Smart.
He told mourners: "We come to remember Vicky as she was, a young girl with her whole life ahead of her, who was taken from us by this terrible act of evil.
"All those years when hopes of Vicky's safe return amongst us caused such pain, suffering, worry and anxiety to her family and this community, yet we know now that throughout the ordeal of these long years Vicky was not only safely in God's loving care, but also reunited with her granny and also her mum, when she sadly died a couple of years after Vicky.
"The judicial process will go on and help give some peace to all who mourn Vicky's tragic and distressing death."
Vicky's body was found alongside the remains of missing student Dinah McNicol at the house in Irvine Drive.