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| Charlotte Bevan death: Funeral of Bristol mother and baby takes place | Charlotte Bevan death: Funeral of Bristol mother and baby takes place |
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| The funeral of a mother and her baby daughter who went missing from a Bristol hospital has taken place. | |
| Charlotte Bevan vanished from St Michael's Hospital with Zaani Tiana Bevan Malbrouck on 2 December. | Charlotte Bevan vanished from St Michael's Hospital with Zaani Tiana Bevan Malbrouck on 2 December. |
| The bodies of Ms Bevan, 30, and four-day-old Zaani, were found on the Avon Gorge on 3 and 4 December respectively. | The bodies of Ms Bevan, 30, and four-day-old Zaani, were found on the Avon Gorge on 3 and 4 December respectively. |
| Ms Bevan's partner, Pascal Malbrouck, said she had filled him with "hope" and that he could remember "every minute" of his daughter's life. | Ms Bevan's partner, Pascal Malbrouck, said she had filled him with "hope" and that he could remember "every minute" of his daughter's life. |
| "Four days doesn't seem much but for me it's like eternity and those memories will stay with me forever," he added. | "Four days doesn't seem much but for me it's like eternity and those memories will stay with me forever," he added. |
| He said both were "amazing". | He said both were "amazing". |
| Mourners at Christ Church Clifton turned up in bright clothing, especially scarves and shoes, at the request of Ms Bevan's family. | Mourners at Christ Church Clifton turned up in bright clothing, especially scarves and shoes, at the request of Ms Bevan's family. |
| Following the funeral, a private cremation will take place for her family. | Following the funeral, a private cremation will take place for her family. |
| Earlier this month inquests into their deaths were opened and adjourned until April. | Earlier this month inquests into their deaths were opened and adjourned until April. |
| Avon Coroner's Court heard the pair were found in a gully having "apparently fallen". The hearing was adjourned to allow further tests to be carried out. | Avon Coroner's Court heard the pair were found in a gully having "apparently fallen". The hearing was adjourned to allow further tests to be carried out. |
| CCTV footage released after they disappeared showed the new mother, from Clifton, in Bristol, leaving the hospital without a coat, wearing hospital slippers, carrying her daughter in a blanket. | CCTV footage released after they disappeared showed the new mother, from Clifton, in Bristol, leaving the hospital without a coat, wearing hospital slippers, carrying her daughter in a blanket. |