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Several hundred people have attended the funeral of Shirley Finlay on the Antrim Road in north Belfast.Several hundred people have attended the funeral of Shirley Finlay on the Antrim Road in north Belfast.
The 24-year-old woman was murdered and her partially-clothed body wrapped in a duvet and left in a car park in Ballymena two weeks ago.The 24-year-old woman was murdered and her partially-clothed body wrapped in a duvet and left in a car park in Ballymena two weeks ago.
At the funeral Mass, Father Johnny Doherty said the young woman had "been brutally murdered and then dumped like trash".At the funeral Mass, Father Johnny Doherty said the young woman had "been brutally murdered and then dumped like trash".
Ms Finley was buried from St Gerard's, the same church where she was baptised.Ms Finley was buried from St Gerard's, the same church where she was baptised.
The flowers and wreaths included those from her two foster families and her birth family, and two large floral arrangements, one spelling out Shirley's name, the other 'friend'.The flowers and wreaths included those from her two foster families and her birth family, and two large floral arrangements, one spelling out Shirley's name, the other 'friend'.
Shirley, from Crebilly Road, Ballymena, was found strangled in Mount Street car park on 19 September.Shirley, from Crebilly Road, Ballymena, was found strangled in Mount Street car park on 19 September.
Eye-witnesses Police have described Shirley's murder as "brutal"Detectives said a sexual motive was one of their main lines of inquiry.
Detectives said a sexual motive was one of their main lines of inquiry.
Police want to hear from anyone who may have seen Shirley in the Harryville area on Monday 18 September with a tall, dark haired man in his late 20s or early 30s.Police want to hear from anyone who may have seen Shirley in the Harryville area on Monday 18 September with a tall, dark haired man in his late 20s or early 30s.
They are also looking for her footwear and her jeans or black track bottoms.They are also looking for her footwear and her jeans or black track bottoms.
Police have printed posters and leaflets with Ms Finlay's photograph to raise public awareness.Police have printed posters and leaflets with Ms Finlay's photograph to raise public awareness.
A mobile police station is also in operation at the Mount Street car park where her body was found.A mobile police station is also in operation at the Mount Street car park where her body was found.
In the photograph issued of Ms Finlay, she has dark hair, but when she was last seen alive, her hair had been dyed blonde.In the photograph issued of Ms Finlay, she has dark hair, but when she was last seen alive, her hair had been dyed blonde.
She was 5ft tall, of slim to average build and was wearing a grey fleece, black trouser bottoms and, possibly, trainers.She was 5ft tall, of slim to average build and was wearing a grey fleece, black trouser bottoms and, possibly, trainers.
Ms Finlay has been described as a woman who had mental health problems and who regularly walked alone in Ballymena.Ms Finlay has been described as a woman who had mental health problems and who regularly walked alone in Ballymena.
Police have described her murder as "brutal".Police have described her murder as "brutal".