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Funeral for boy shot dead in park | Funeral for boy shot dead in park |
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The mother of a teenage boy shot dead in Sheffield embraced the hearse carrying his coffin to the funeral service, chanting, "my baby, my baby". | |
Therese Mfuilu was joined by more than 500 mourners for the funeral of Jonathan Matondo, 16, who was shot in the head in a park in Burngreave. | |
Led by a man carrying a photograph of Jonathan, a procession of more than 100 walked behind the hearse to the church. | |
The service was held at St Catherine's Catholic Church on Burngreave Road. | |
Teenagers wore hooded tops bearing a picture of Jonathan and his street name Venemous. | |
Jonathan Matondo pictured at a church event when he was 15 | |
Ms Mfuilu embraced the side of the hearse as it came to a stop outside the church entrance, saying "never forget" to the coffin inside. | |
The 500 mourners, many dressed in brightly coloured traditional dress, then followed the coffin into the church singing African songs. | |
Many were forced to stand outside as the building filled to capacity. | |
Friends and family paid emotional tributes to Jonathan during the hour-long Catholic mass. | |
The service ended with an African song sung by one of the mourners. | |
After the funeral, the teenager's body was taken for a private burial at the nearby City Road Cemetary. | |
Negus Nelson, 18, of Margate Drive, Sheffield, has been charged with murder and is awaiting trial. | Negus Nelson, 18, of Margate Drive, Sheffield, has been charged with murder and is awaiting trial. |