ANDREW Persad and his family and are now at peace after saying their final goodbye to his teenage daughter Malini, who was murdered almost two months ago. It may have been a painful experience for Persad, on Father’s Day, but it was one that brought a sense of calm for the family.

He spoke to Newsday in a brief telephone interview after Malini’s funeral at the family’s home in Barrackpore on June 15.

Malini, 15, who was autistic, went missing from her home on April 13. Her decomposing body was found on April 17 in a forested area off KPA Road in Barrackpore by officers of the Southern Division and members of the Hunters Search and Rescue Team (HSRT).