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Brother and sister's funeral held | |
(about 4 hours later) | |
The funeral of two young children who were killed in their home in Denbighshire has taken place. | |
Five-year-old Caitlin Samuel and her three-year-old brother Aidan died on 5 November at their house in Bodelwyddan, near Rhyl. | Five-year-old Caitlin Samuel and her three-year-old brother Aidan died on 5 November at their house in Bodelwyddan, near Rhyl. |
The children's father Perry Samuel, 35, has been charged with their murder. | The children's father Perry Samuel, 35, has been charged with their murder. |
Family, friends and villagers attended the service at St Margaret's Church, Bodelwyddan, for the children described by their family as "little angels". | |
The pair were discovered in the bath at about 2300 GMT on 5 November by two police officers who had been called to their home. | |
They were taken to Glan Clwyd Hospital where they were pronounced dead. | They were taken to Glan Clwyd Hospital where they were pronounced dead. |
The children's mother Sarah Graham was out at a Bonfire Night concert when the tragedy took place. | The children's mother Sarah Graham was out at a Bonfire Night concert when the tragedy took place. |
The funeral procession arrived shortly after 1300 GMT to be greeted by the Reverend Berw Hughes, the vicar of the church, and the Reverend Peter Rimmer. | |
Two tiny coffins, one pink and one blue, were carried into the church, followed by Ms Graham, 23, the children's grandmother Jan Daggert, 44, and other members of the family. | |
They've come from God, stayed with us for a brief time, and returned to God The Reverend Berw Hughes | |
The funeral procession entered the church to Celine Dion's song Fly. | |
Leading the service, Mr Hughes said: "No words can really express our sympathies. | |
"We all know these are two little individuals, each with their own special identities. | |
"They've come from God, stayed with us for a brief time, and returned to God." | |
He continued: "We feel their loss acutely. We believe that these little ones are still close to us. | |
"They will always be part of our lives. As families, and as a community, we are in God's house to commend into his loving arms these two little children." | |
The congregation sang All Things Bright and Beautiful before Mr Hughes read out some thoughts from Caitlin and Aidan's family. | |
He said it was difficult to find words to sum up their "short, happy, memory-filled lives". | |
"Words can't possibly do justice to their happy, smiling, mischievous characters, so full of life, hopes and dreams for the future," he added. |