Community mourns 15-year-old Yap Xin Yuan at heartfelt memorial

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Sobs of grief and sorrow filled the halls of the Jing An Memorial Village in Kajang as family members and close friends came to offer their final goodbyes to the tragic passing of teenager Yap Xin Yuan.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/5n7nj6xn  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Grief filled the halls of Jing'an Memorial Village in Kajiang as family and friends bid

00:12a final farewell to teenager Yapxin Yuan.

00:16Over two dozen people stood in silence during the final rites on Sunday to mourn the 15-year-old,

00:22later escorting the hearse to her final resting place at the Tianning Columbarium.

00:27Items such as flowers, snacks and teddy bears were placed next to her urn.

00:34Her father said coming home will feel much lonelier with one less person in the house.

00:39Her mother, Tuilian Jiao, could only hope that justice will be served.

00:57Yap's body was found on January 2 in a river in Banting, and a DNA test confirmed it was hers.

01:10She had been missing since December 19, when she left for a lion dance practice in Cheras.

01:15Police linked her death to her 16-year-old boyfriend.

01:18They are investigating if anyone else was involved in disposing of her body in the river.

01:23Three suspects, including the boyfriend,

01:26his father and his brother, remain in custody to help with police investigation.

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