CANDLES were lit at a memorial service yesterday for two brothers found murdered in a car.
Children, staff and teachers attended the tribute at Royston Primary, Glasgow, where Paul Ross, six, was a pupil.
He and his brother Jay, two, were found dead at a beauty spot north of Glasgow on Saturday.
The service was led by the Rev Russell
McLarty, the former school chaplain. Pupils sat in a ring around a circle of candles, while teachers lit two large candles in memory of the brothers.
They sang hymns, including Kumbaya My Lord and Over My Head I Hear Music In The Air and heard clarsach music played by a student from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.
Mr McLarty said that the headteacher, Liz Davidson, also paid a simple tribute to Paul, who was in P2, describing him as a "lovely boy" and "perfect".
Members of the Ross family were at the service, but the boys' mother did not attend.
Mr McLarty said the assembly aimed to make everyone feel involved in remembering the brothers.
He said: "The assembly was very much for the children who are coming back to school with all their feelings, and the staff, too.
"This is a very, very close school and a loving school with a lovely atmosphere.
"It's important to realise that the children are very deep in their thoughts and with the music and the candles and songs that we sang that really helps the children and staff express some of their feelings.
"It gives every single child a sense that they are involved."
After the indoor service, the 138 pupils went into the playground where a pear tree was planted in memory of Paul. Each class pinned a butterfly to the tree .
Pupils then tied blue or yellow ribbons on which they had written their name and a special message on to the garden fence.
One message read "You were a super friend", while another said: "To Paul and Jay we will never forget you".
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