WATCH: White doves released in honour of Sadia Sukhraj

WATCH: White doves released in honour of Sadia Sukhraj

Family, friends and loved ones of Sadia Sukhraj have bid a painful farewell to the little girl. Many tears were shed at Sadia's funeral in Chatsworth, south of Durban today.

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Screengrab, Bernadette Wolhuter
Sadia was shot and killed in a botched hijacking in Shallcross yesterday morning.

The 9-year-old's death has sparked outrage in the community.

Thousands of people attended her funeral at the Christian Revival Centre earlier.

Her great-aunt, Lalitha Pillay delivered a moving eulogy.

The family released white doves in Sadia's honour and memory at her final resting place.

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Around a thousand people demonstrated outside Chatsworth SAPS last night, demanding justice for Sadia.

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