HUNDREDS of mourners have packed into a church to say a final farewell to Clydebank teenager Paige Doherty.
An hour before the service, at least 100 people had already filed in to St Margaret's Church on Sinclair Street, many wearing brightly coloured clothing at the request of the teen's mum Pamela Munro.
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Others had chosen to wear traditional black and grey to attend the service. led by parish priest Canon Gerald Tartaglia.
Two police officers stood guard outside the church, while hundreds of mourners silently filed past them.
Girls wearing tshirts bearing the slogan 'Pout for Paige' were among the mourners attending, shaking their heads as they went inside the venue.
The teenager's close family, including mum Pamela dressed in red, arrived shortly before the service began at 9.30am.
As the hymn 'How Great Thou Art' streamed from inside the church marking the start of the service, floral tributes with the words daughter, sister and Paige in bright reds and yellows were brought outside and laid on the pavement.
Hundreds of mourners packed into the church, with many spilling out onto the church steps including two construction workers wearing pink vests with the words "Pink for Paige" on the back.
Locals also gathered outside across the street, silently paying their respects.
Paige, 15, went missing in Clydebank last month and a 31-year-old man has been charged with her murder.
Groups of children wearing bright neon jackets, sweatshirts and dresses silently made their way into the church, less than a quarter of a mile from Fleming Avenue where the teenager was last seen.
Following the service, which lasted for around 50 minutes, tearful mourners left the church as a piper played at the door and the sun shone down on the street.
One young girl whispered to her mum "I can't believe she's gone" and wiped tears from her eyes as she watched Paige's white coffin being carried out of the church.
Mum Pamela stood behind the white carriage, along with husband Andy, and hugged mourners before leaving around 10.30am for Dalnottar cemetery.
Last night a solemn half mile procession was held in Clydebank to deliver Paige's body to the church. A horse-drawn carriage led by two white horses wearing pink feather headbands made its way along the Clydebank streets, followed by the teenager's mum Pamela and stepdad Andrew Munro.
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