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| 'Murder victim's' colour funeral | |
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| Friends were asked to wear colourful clothes instead of black to the funeral on Thursday of a 21-year-old alleged murder victim. | |
| The body of Jenna Watkins, from Neath, was found on the Bwlch mountain road between Cimla and Baglan last month. | The body of Jenna Watkins, from Neath, was found on the Bwlch mountain road between Cimla and Baglan last month. |
| Her partner Jason Shaddick, 27, also from Neath, has been charged with murder and is due to appear at Swansea Crown Court next month. | Her partner Jason Shaddick, 27, also from Neath, has been charged with murder and is due to appear at Swansea Crown Court next month. |
| Her family wanted mourners to remember her "fun-loving" personality. | |
| The funeral at 1330 BST was held at Neath Funeral Home and followed by a burial at Llantwit Cemetery, both in Neath. | |
| In a statement, Ms Watkins's family described her a "dearly missed daughter, sister and aunty". | In a statement, Ms Watkins's family described her a "dearly missed daughter, sister and aunty". |
| "Jenna was a beautiful, fun-loving girl, she had a very kind nature and will be greatly missed," it said. | "Jenna was a beautiful, fun-loving girl, she had a very kind nature and will be greatly missed," it said. |
| "She made friends wherever she went. Our lives will never be the same again." | "She made friends wherever she went. Our lives will never be the same again." |
| 'Greatly missed' | 'Greatly missed' |
| Ms Watkins's mother Pauline Norman said: "I have been protective of Jenna all of her life, my life will never be the same again." | Ms Watkins's mother Pauline Norman said: "I have been protective of Jenna all of her life, my life will never be the same again." |
| Her father, Dean Watkins, said: "Our lives will never be the same again, there will always be a hole in my heart, missing Jenna." | Her father, Dean Watkins, said: "Our lives will never be the same again, there will always be a hole in my heart, missing Jenna." |
| Ms Watkins's brother, also called Dean Watkins, added: "I will dearly miss my little sister, she always made me laugh and smile." | Ms Watkins's brother, also called Dean Watkins, added: "I will dearly miss my little sister, she always made me laugh and smile." |
| Her sister, Claire Peake, remembered Ms Watkins as her "best friend and confidant". | Her sister, Claire Peake, remembered Ms Watkins as her "best friend and confidant". |
| Ms Watkins's partner Jason Shaddick went before magistrates in Neath in April and is due to appear at Swansea Crown Court in June. | Ms Watkins's partner Jason Shaddick went before magistrates in Neath in April and is due to appear at Swansea Crown Court in June. |