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| Bus-Loads of Australian school kids lay flowers in memory of Murdered girl |
| 2006-06-30 |
| SCHOOLCHILDREN have been laying flowers at the Perth shopping centre where eight-year-old Sofia Rodriguez-Urrutia-Shu was murdered. Sofia's body was found by her 14-year-old brother on Monday, 10 minutes after she went to the toilet at the Livingston Market shopping centre in Canning Vale in Perth's south. A 21-year-old Canning Vale man has been charged with her murder. Two busloads of children from the Carey Baptist College, the school Sofia's brother attends have been taken to the main entrance of the shopping centre to lay flowers as a mark of respect. School principal Des Mitchell said it was a way for the children to demonstrate their support for Sofia's family. "We are laying flowers on behalf of all members in our community and on behalf of Australians who want to show some kindness," he said. The school is taking take busloads of children from grades seven to 12 to the shopping centre throughout the day to lay flowers. Up to 100 members of the community have also turned out to lay floral tributes. |
| Posted by:Oztralian |
| #1 Picked my daughter and a friend of hers up from that mall a couple of months ago. It's walking distance from her friend's house. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2006-06-30 02:50 |