Elle Edwards: Hundreds attend funeral of shooting victim as mourners told to have 'hope in their hearts'

Family and friends were among hundreds of people who attended the funeral of Elle Edwards, a 26-year-old beautician fatally shot outside a pub on Christmas Eve

was celebrating with friends when a gunman opened fire at the Lighthouse pub in Wallasey Village, Wirral, shortly before midnight.She is not believed to have been the intended target of the attack, in which four men were also injured.

The funeral cortege was led by a hearse with a tribute of flowers that read"Elle", while her coffin was brought in a carriage pulled by four white horses.Reverend Jeff Staples told the congregation that Ms Edwards's grandfather George had said they need to leave the church with"hope in our hearts".

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