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Lucy McHugh: Funeral held for stabbed 13-year-old | Lucy McHugh: Funeral held for stabbed 13-year-old |
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Friends and family have gathered in Southampton to pay tribute to murdered schoolgirl Lucy McHugh. | Friends and family have gathered in Southampton to pay tribute to murdered schoolgirl Lucy McHugh. |
Loved ones of the 13-year-old were dressed in blue and green - Lucy's favourite colours - as her body was led to Hollybrook Cemetery in a horse-drawn procession. | Loved ones of the 13-year-old were dressed in blue and green - Lucy's favourite colours - as her body was led to Hollybrook Cemetery in a horse-drawn procession. |
Sharon White, Lucy's mother, remembered her as a "real individual, a little hurricane of smiles and lip gloss". | Sharon White, Lucy's mother, remembered her as a "real individual, a little hurricane of smiles and lip gloss". |
Her body was found in woods on 26 July, nearly two miles (3km) from her home. | Her body was found in woods on 26 July, nearly two miles (3km) from her home. |
More than 250 people, many from the local community, attended the ceremony at the chapel - less than a mile from where the schoolgirl's body had been found. | More than 250 people, many from the local community, attended the ceremony at the chapel - less than a mile from where the schoolgirl's body had been found. |
The teenager was also described by her mother as someone who "loved, football, cooking and gymnastics". | The teenager was also described by her mother as someone who "loved, football, cooking and gymnastics". |
Mrs White wrote on Facebook ahead of the funeral, that since her daughter's disappearance on 25 July her life had been a "nightmare". | Mrs White wrote on Facebook ahead of the funeral, that since her daughter's disappearance on 25 July her life had been a "nightmare". |
She also said she hoped for justice to be served for her "precious baby girl". | She also said she hoped for justice to be served for her "precious baby girl". |
The Rev Sean Blackman, who led the service, said he wanted the service to mark Lucy's "life, curiosity, fun and excitement". | |
"There are a number of tracks from Christina Perri and Celine Dion which bring out this feeling of celebrating the life of a loved one, but dealing with a sense of loss as well." | |
Hampshire Police have undertaken a massive operation since her body was discovered, with officers handing out leaflets in Southampton to "jog people's memory" about the hours leading up to her death. | Hampshire Police have undertaken a massive operation since her body was discovered, with officers handing out leaflets in Southampton to "jog people's memory" about the hours leading up to her death. |
A 24-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder and sexual activity with a child has been bailed. | A 24-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder and sexual activity with a child has been bailed. |
The same man appeared in court on 31 July charged with withholding information relating to the case by allegedly failing to disclose his Facebook password to police. | The same man appeared in court on 31 July charged with withholding information relating to the case by allegedly failing to disclose his Facebook password to police. |