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“I am sorry for everything I did, girl. I am sorry for all I put you through,” a devastated Bhagwandaye Ramharack cried, gazing at her daughter Mariah Seenath’s body lying in a coffin yesterday. “I wish you could come back, girl,” she sobbed. “I wish you could come back to me.”
Despite the radiant sunshine over Friendship Village, San Fernando, the mood was sombre as family, friends, villagers, and schoolmates gathered for Mariah’s farewell. The service began at her grandmother’s home, with loved ones placing flowers and a football in the coffin, symbols of the life she loved. Here, Ramharack expressed regret for not fulfilling her daughter’s wishes.
“You are an angel, girl. You had just started to live. You did not get to do anything, Mariah,” she said. “That is my child. Why did they do that to my child?”
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