Funeral Planned on Wednesday for 11 Year Old Riya Rajkumar

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Published February 18, 2019 at 8:17 pm

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Funeral preparations are underway for Riya Rajkumar, the 11 year old Mississauga girl who was found dead in Brampton on Thursday, February 14.

The funeral will be held at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 20 at the Lotus Funeral and Cremation Centre in Toronto.

The funeral home is located at 121 Cityview Drive, Etobicoke.

First visitation will be from 7:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. the day before (February 19).

Additionally, another vigil will be held at 5:45 p.m. on February 19 at the Garden Square in downtown Brampton.

Riya’s father, Roopesh Rajkumar, remains in police custody and has been charged with first-degree murder.

Following news of Riya’s death, Neighbourhood Watch Brampton started crowdfunding to help Riya’s family cover funeral expenses, far surpassing the goal of $2,500 with at least $33,000 raised at this time.

For more information or to offer condolences or tributes to Riya’s family, visit the centre’s website here.

Photo courtesy of Sharon Floyd’s Twitter account

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