Hundreds say goodbye to girls ‘murdered at home by father’

The coffins of two teenage girls thought to have been murdered by their father were carried to a crematorium in horse-drawn carriages as hundreds of people turned out to pay respect at their funeral.
By The Newsroom
Published 5th Nov 2014, 16:53 BST
Picture shows the funeral of the Lad family taking place at Scholemoor Crematorium in Bradford.Picture shows the funeral of the Lad family taking place at Scholemoor Crematorium in Bradford.
Picture shows the funeral of the Lad family taking place at Scholemoor Crematorium in Bradford.

Trisha Lad, 19, and her sister Nisha, 16, were cremated today along with their mother Daksha, 44, and father Jitendra, 49, at the Scholemoor Crematorium in Bradford.

The bodies of the four were discovered at their detached house in the village of Clayton, Bradford, on October 27.

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Post-mortem examinations on Daksha, Trisha and Nisha showed all three died in their beds as a result of stab wounds, while an examination of Mr Lad showed he died from “compression of the neck caused by hanging”.

Picture shows The Lad family from Bradford who have all been found dead in a house in Clayton Bradford. (l-r) Trisha, Jitendra Daksha and Nisha. See Ross Parry copy RPYDEATH : The bodies of a man, woman and two teenage women have been discovered at a house in Bradford. Police were called to the address in Clayton, Bradford, West Yorks., after the horrifying discovery at 8.30pm on Monday. Police have confirmed they are not looking for anyone else in connection with the enquiry. They have sealed off the area while forensic investigations take place and police have said this is expected to take some time. A spokesperson said: "We are not currently in a position to release further details, but hope to be able to give a further update later this morning."Picture shows The Lad family from Bradford who have all been found dead in a house in Clayton Bradford. (l-r) Trisha, Jitendra Daksha and Nisha. See Ross Parry copy RPYDEATH : The bodies of a man, woman and two teenage women have been discovered at a house in Bradford. Police were called to the address in Clayton, Bradford, West Yorks., after the horrifying discovery at 8.30pm on Monday. Police have confirmed they are not looking for anyone else in connection with the enquiry. They have sealed off the area while forensic investigations take place and police have said this is expected to take some time. A spokesperson said: "We are not currently in a position to release further details, but hope to be able to give a further update later this morning."
Picture shows The Lad family from Bradford who have all been found dead in a house in Clayton Bradford. (l-r) Trisha, Jitendra Daksha and Nisha. See Ross Parry copy RPYDEATH : The bodies of a man, woman and two teenage women have been discovered at a house in Bradford. Police were called to the address in Clayton, Bradford, West Yorks., after the horrifying discovery at 8.30pm on Monday. Police have confirmed they are not looking for anyone else in connection with the enquiry. They have sealed off the area while forensic investigations take place and police have said this is expected to take some time. A spokesperson said: "We are not currently in a position to release further details, but hope to be able to give a further update later this morning."

The Lad family were devoted visitors to the Shree Lakshmi Narayan Hindu Temple in Leeds Road, Bradford, and the Shree Prajapati Association in Thornton Lane.

Mr and Mrs Lad worked for Bradford Council, while Trisha was a student at Leeds University and sister Nisha was a pupil at Thornton Grammar School.

More than 500 mourners attended their funeral yesterday, where Trisha and Nisha’s coffins arrived in two white glass sided carriages, each drawn by grey horses. The crematorium was so full many had to listen to the Hindu service outside.