Friday funeral service for Aisling Symes

A funeral service for two-year-old Aisling Symes will be held at 11am, Friday, 16 October, at the Ranui Baptist Church, corner of Swanson and Greenock Roads, where the family worship.

Parents Angela and Alan Symes have through police said that the service will be lead by Pastor Russell Watts and include family tributes and music in memory of a cherished little girl.

The Symes family acknowledges and appreciates the many gestures of sympathy and support they continue to receive from people, many who are unknown to them.

While the funeral service is primarily a time for Aisling's family and friends, it will be open to the public. The family ask however that mourners respect their privacy and grief.

"It's not just our family who are grieving for Aisling. So many people are sharing our loss and it is for this reason we are happy for members of the public to attend."

The funeral will be followed by a private cremation service for Aisling.