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Memorial for head on beach victim Memorial for head-on-beach victim
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A memorial service is to be held for the Lithuanian woman whose head and hands were found on Arbroath beach. A memorial service has been held for the Lithuanian woman whose head and hands were found on Arbroath beach.
The ceremony in honour of Jolanta Bledaite, 35, will take place on the beach or at St Thomas RC Church in the event of poor weather. About 200 people attended the ceremony in honour of Jolanta Bledaite, 35, on the same beach where her head was found in a plastic bag by two young sisters.
The Ambassador of Lithuania will be among those attending. The Vygaueas Usackas, the Lithuanian ambassador, joined mourners.
Two men, also from Lithuania, have been charged with murdering Ms Bledaite, who had been staying in Brechin as a migrant worker.Two men, also from Lithuania, have been charged with murdering Ms Bledaite, who had been staying in Brechin as a migrant worker.
The service took the form of a Roman Catholic mass, conducted by the Reverend Kevin Golden, priest of St Thomas RC church in Dishlandtown Street, Arbroath.
It is hard to imagine how such a thing could have happened in this wonderful place Vygaueas UsackasLithuanian ambassador
Mourners gathered around a small table on which sat a framed black and white photograph of Ms Bledaite, a crucifix and a collection of pebbles from her grandmother's garden in Lithuania. The pebbles were later blessed and scattered on the beach.
Mr Usackas said: "I wanted to attend today to extend my warmest thanks on behalf of all the people of Lithuania for the sympathy and moral and financial support received.
"It is hard to imagine how such a thing could have happened in this wonderful place.
"I met with the family in Lithuania just yesterday and they are as moved as I am about what people have done here in Arbroath."
Ms Bledaite's head was found by two young sisters playing on the beach on 1 April.Ms Bledaite's head was found by two young sisters playing on the beach on 1 April.
Police searching the shoreline then found her hands.Police searching the shoreline then found her hands.
On 5 April, a suitcase containing body parts was pulled from Arbroath harbour. Pay respects
It just made sense to hold a mass so the people who knew Jolanta here could pay their respects and say goodbye Sue Smith On 5 April, a suitcase containing her body parts was pulled from Arbroath harbour.
Local woman Sue Smith, who supports migrant workers in the area, is organising the memorial. Local woman Sue Smith, who works with migrants in the area, organised the memorial.
She said: "I'll be laying flowers on behalf of the people of Jolanta's home town Alytus - the mayor gave me flowers to lay. She said: "It was a lovely service and I am just so happy that everyone turned up."
"I'll also be scattering pebbles from Jolanta's grandmother's garden where she used to play. Vaidas Dieninis, 28, who is from Lithuania and currently working in Arbroath, did not know Ms Bledaite put wanted to pay respects.
"It's traditional there to have a memorial mass, so we held a memorial mass there in her town. He said: "It was a very, very good service and I really appreciate that it was done."
"But because her grandmother had given me pebbles to scatter here in Arbroath, and they have to be blessed by a priest, it just made sense to hold a mass so the people who knew Jolanta here could pay their respects and say goodbye." Jean Dear, 70, from Arbroath, said: "What's happened has just left everybody shattered but I hope something like this will turn everyone around for the good."
The memorial mass will be held at 1300 BST.