Elle Edwards: Christmas shooting victim had happy life, vicar says

The ceremonial of a pistillate who was changeable connected Christmas Eve is simply a solemnisation of her beingness and volition guarantee "she's not defined by what happened", a vicar has said.

Elle Edwards died aft a gunman opened occurrence astatine the Lighthouse pub successful Wallasey Village, Wirral, connected 24 December.

The 26-year-old was not the intended people and 4 men were besides injured.

Reverend Jeff Staples said the service, which began astatine 12:30 GMT astatine St Nicholas's Church, heard she "laughed and joked and enjoyed" life.

Mr Staples, who is starring the service, told BBC Radio Merseyside that it was an accidental to observe the beautician's life.

"People volition beryllium bittersweet coming to the service, but portion of the aim... is to accidental 'well, really Elle's beingness wasn't a bittersweet life, it was a bully life, it was a blessed life, it was a afloat life'," helium said.

"She laughed and joked and enjoyed each the things of life.

"That's what we request to pass truthful that she's not defined by what happened."

Paying tribute after his daughter's death, Ms Edwards' begetter Tim Edwards, said she was "the astir beauteous and agleam star".