(Ministry of Education photos)
Sixteen-year-old Sabrina John was yesterday laid to rest in her home village of Karisparu, Region Eight.
She is the first victim of the horrific Mahdia Secondary School dorm fire, which claimed the lives of 19 children on Sunday, to be buried. Her body was flown from Mahdia to her home village, where she was interred. Prayers were said in the Patamona language as she was laid to rest in an emotional ceremony.
Along with family members, friends, villagers, were Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand and Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill.
President Irfaan Ali along with several members of his Cabinet and the diplomatic community joined the residents of Mahdia for a flower-laying ceremony at the site of the Mahdia Secondary School’s dormitory where 19 children lost their lives. Schoolchildren led the tributes with songs and poetry.
