Bobbi-Anne McLeod funeral: Hundreds line streets of Plymouth

Mourners pay their respects to Bobbi-Anne McLeod as the funeral cortege arrives at St Andrew's Church

Hundreds of people lined the streets for the funeral of Bobbi-Anne McLeod in Plymouth.

The 18-year-old was abducted from a bus stop in the city in November 2021. Her murderer was jailed for a minimum of 31 years.

Members of the public turned out in Leigham, where she lived, many wearing band T-shirts or dressed in blue in line with the family's wishes.

The ceremony was taking place at St Andrew's Church on Royal Parade.

Bobbi-Anne McLeod was abducted from a bus stop in Leigham in November 2021

More than 150 people previously took part in a march remembering Bobbi-Anne on 22 May.

Members of the community walked from Plymouth city centre to Smeaton's Tower wearing purple - Bobbi-Anne's favourite colour.

Candles were lit and a minute's silence was held in her memory.

Mourners pay their respects to "beautiful girl" Bobbi-Anne McLeod

Bobbi-Anne's family paid tribute to the much-loved teenager after her killer, Cody Ackland, was sentenced on 19 May.

Parents Adrian and Donna and brother Lee said they had been robbed of a "beautiful girl" and their lives would never be the same again.

"Bobbi-Anne was so loved and had so many life plans; he cruelly ripped that life away from her and us," they said.

Members of the public lined the streets of Leigham where Bobbi-Anne McLeod lived

"We can't even contemplate a future without her in it.

"There will never be anything the justice system can impose that will ever come close to what he deserves."

Ackland, a guitarist with a Plymouth-based indie band, first attacked the student as she waited for a bus before driving her to a remote area of Dartmoor and murdering her.