A horse-drawn carriage has arrived at the church for Elle Edwards' funeral.
Elle, 26, died when a gunman opened fire at the Lighthouse pub, Wallasey Village, shortly before midnight on Christmas Eve. The popular beautician was hit in the head, while four men, aged between 22 and 33, also suffered non-fatal injuries.
Elle from New Brighton, was simply celebrating Christmas Eve with her sister and friends, and detectives say she was not the intended target of the shooting. Elle's funeral is taking place this afternoon at St Nicholas Church and photos from the church show the beautiful horse-drawn carriage arriving as mourners gathered to pay their respects.
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The carriage arrived being pulled by two horses draped in pink and two draped in red, with the devastated family of the beautician arriving as well.
Photos from the funeral also showed the heartbroken friends and family gathering at the church, one month after the shooting. As the carriage arrived at the church, Elle's dad, Tim Edwards, stood outside and greeted mourners.
Her dad, Tim Edwards, said in a recent Sky News interview that he was hoping to set up a foundation in his daughter's name.
He said: "There's no winners with gun crime. If you pick up a gun, your future is over and everybody else's future around you is over. It's dead simple. It's absolutely pointless and it solves nothing.
"I want to see a positive that comes out of this. Elle's name will be used for good in the future. She can't be forgotten."
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