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Vigil held pursuing decease of toddler successful Dungannon
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The vigil connected Saturday nighttime was organised by the Lisnahull Residents Group
A assemblage of astir 400 radical person gathered successful Dungannon, County Tyrone, for a candlelit vigil pursuing the decease of a toddler past Sunday.
Tavia Da Costa, who was owed to crook 2 aboriginal this month, died astatine a location successful Windmill Court successful the town.
Three radical appeared successful tribunal successful Belfast connected Thursday charged successful transportation with her death.
The vigil connected Saturday nighttime was organised by the Lisnahull Residents Group.
A tin whistle was played astatine the commencement of the lawsuit and prayers were said, members from the East Timor assemblage and section councillors besides spoke briefly.
Barry Monteith said radical had attended from "far and wide"
Independent Mid Ulster councillor Barry Monteith was 1 of the organisers of the vigil connected Saturday.
“For a assemblage to crook retired similar this astatine specified abbreviated notice, it shows the existent Dungannon and that we’re a assemblage agreed successful grief," helium said.
“There are radical present from acold and wide to enactment their arms circular each different and enactment each different to find distant done this.
“Because radical person conscionable been shocked and horrified aft what happened, truthful it was important to travel unneurotic tonight.”
'Everybody's loss'
Roy Setiawan, seat of the Timorese Association Inclusive Support, said radical had attended the vigil to amusement their support
Roy Setiawan, seat of the Timorese Association Inclusive Support, said the assemblage was “heartbroken”.
“As a assemblage this has truly touched america from the Lisnahull Community Association and we admit what person they person done, due to the fact that it feels similar everybody’s loss," helium said.
“It’s important to travel unneurotic contiguous commemorate and retrieve small Tavia, due to the fact that we’re each feeling the loss, but a batch of radical are present to enactment her and her family.”
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