Around 100 people gathered at a candlelit vigil this evening in memory of a four-year-old girl who was killed in a dog attack yesterday evening
Alice Stones was attacked in her back garden in Milton Keynes on Tuesday evening before armed police killed the dog. Thames Valley Police confirmed that it was a family pet.
Prayers were said for Alice and her family as people gathered, holding candles, in the darkness in a green space at the back of the place of worship.Around 100 people turned out as songs played out through speakers, including Amazing Grace and Over The Rainbow. Among the floral tributes left to the youngster, one of them read: "Alice!! Fly high with the angels little one. The whole community will miss your smile. Our thoughts are with the whole family, especially her mum."A local councillor said the vigil demonstrated a 'strong sense of community'.Councillor Fuller told gathered crowds: "This family will need the time and space to allow them to process this tragic event and I hope that we can do that and help them in the future.
"It's horrendous. Alice goes to school with my children. It's so upsetting. The police rushed here very quickly. I could not believe it."In an update on Wednesday, Superintendent Marc Tarbit said: "The child's family are being supported by specially-trained officers and we'd ask that their privacy is respected.
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