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Funeral of backpacker to be held Funeral of backpacker to be held
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The funeral service of a Scottish backpacker who was murdered in New Zealand is due to be held in Orkney later. An island community is preparing to gather to say goodbye to murdered backpacker Karen Aim.
Karen Aim, 26, was killed while walking home from a night out in the North Island resort town of Taupo on 17 January. The 26-year-old from Orkney was attacked as she made her way home from a night out in Taupo, New Zealand.
Ms Aim's body arrived back in Orkney, where her family live, on Sunday, after being flown to the UK from Auckland. Miss Aim's body arrived back in Holm on mainland Orkney on Sunday night after a 12,000 mile journey by air and sea.
The funeral service will be held at East Mainland Church in Holm. Mourners will gather at the town's East Mainland Church for her funeral service. A service attended by Ms Aim's aunt will also be held in Taupo.
A memorial service attended by Ms Aim's aunt will also be held in Taupo on Tuesday. Violet Perfect, who lives in New Zealand, described her neice as a shining light.
A murder inquiry was launched into Ms Aim's death after she was found fatally injured in the street after what police described as a "ghastly" attack. 'Unimaginable terror'
The probe has focused on a group who are believed to have vandalised a nearby college. She added: "Whenever Karen stayed with us, the whole house changed as if a light had been switched on. She absolutely buzzed with life.
A 14-year-old boy has been arrested, but police have said he is not being connected directly to the attack. "Now her bright light has been cruelly snuffed out. She died in unimaginable terror and pain after being savagely beaten on a street corner.
Ms Aim had been in New Zealand since October and had been working at a nearby geothermal village. "As for her family, a piece of them will have died with her. They have been condemned to live without her, remembering how she died.
"The killers, hopefully, will be caught but justice will never be done."
A murder inquiry was launched into Ms Aim's death after she was found fatally injured in the street.
Police have released new CCTV images of a cyclist at the college
The investigation, led by Detective Sergeant Greg Turner, has focused on a group who vandalised a nearby college.
Six windows were smashed at the Taupo Nui-A-Tia College close to the time Miss Aim was assaulted and the vandals have yet to come forward.
Police have released two photos taken from security footage at the college at 0206 and 0210 local time on 17 January.
Mr Turner said the images, which show a person riding a bike in the college grounds, were recorded at about the time it is believed the school buildings were damaged.
Miss Aim would have been in the area around this time, he said.
She had been in New Zealand since October and had been working at a nearby geothermal village.
A 14-year-old boy has been arrested, but is not being connected directly to the attack.