After 40 Years, Mother Finds No Remains in Son’s Coffin and Demands DNA Testing

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A mother who found that her baby’s coffin was empty after she spent 40 years trying to get it exhumed and now wants a DNA test carried out.

Lydia Reid’s son Gary died seven days after he was born in Edinburgh’s Royal Hospital for Sick Children in 1975. Reid told local outlets that she was confident that her son was not inside his coffin during his funeral more than 40 years ago.