Elle Edward's heartbroken dad carried her coffin into her funeral service as hundreds of mourners paid tribute to the beautician after she was shot dead on Christmas Eve.
Mourners dressed in black were at St Nicholas's Church in Wallasey for the 12.30pm service which was led by Reverend Jeff Staples, who has been in regular contact with Ms Edward's grieving family.The order of service included hymn Be Still for the Presence of the Lord and said a eulogy, Remembering Elle, would be given.Elle Edwards' father carried her coffin during the funeral.
He said: "There's no winners with gun crime. If you pick up a gun, your future is over and everybody else's future around you is over. It's dead simple. It's absolutely pointless and it solves nothing." Shortly after Ms Edwards' death, a family statement read: "She had this way about her that as soon as you met her you just instantly fell in love with her, everyone that met Elle knew how special she was.
"Her laugh was infectious anyone who anyone who was around her had a good time, she loved her life and had so many amazing plans for the future."It continued: "She was only just getting started. Christmas and our family will never be the same again without her. She was the glue that held this big family together, from all of us. We will love and miss her forever."My beautiful Elle Marlene is the love of my life and she is my world, my best friend.
He also faces charges of possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life, possession of ammunition with intent to endanger life and handling stolen goods - a Mercedes A Class.
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