Friends mourn girl killed by dogs at funeral

Hundreds of schoolmates, many in tears, joined her heartbroken mother Shirley Lomas-Anderson, who led mourners into church for the service at St Clement’s in Chorlton, Manchester, before her daughter was laid to rest.

The 14-year-old was attacked by two Staffordshire bull terriers and two bull mastiffs as she visited a friend’s house in Atherton, near Wigan, during half-term holidays on March 26. Police shot dead four of the animals at the scene but doctors could not save her.

Jade’s coffin was her favourite colour pink and the order of service was the same colour and included a photo of Jade, describing her as the “World’s biggest One Directionfan”.

Jade’s coffin was carried in to the One Direction hit, What Makes You Beautiful.

After the hour-long service Jade’s coffin was carried to a horse-drawn hearse, pulled by two white horses wearing pink plumes, for her final journey to a private burial in Manchester.

Many of the youngster’s friends have helped the family cover the costs of burying Jade by holding community fund-raising events.

Friends and classmates of Jade’s at Fred Longworth High School managed to raise several thousand pounds through sponsored events and selling commemorative green ribbons.

Many wore their school uniform and some wore white T-shirts with the words Justice for Jade on the back and the website address to petition the Government for stricter laws on dog attacks. The Government has announced plans to overhaul Britain’s 25-year-old dog ownership laws.