MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Under the watchful eyes of the police, grieving relatives and friends are now gathered at the Oaklawn Memorial Gardens in Dunsinane near Mandeville to bid farewell to four-year-old Saniyah O’Brien, who was murdered in a gun attack on February 8.

The pink casket bearing her remains and the funeral programme have the word “Barbie” with no images of the child amid the heartache of the grieving family, including her father, who is attending the service.

Saniyah and her father were shot during an ambush by a gunman on February 8, about 4:20 pm in Land Settlement near Royal Flat as they sat inside a vehicle with two other children.

Police said a 25-year-old man, who they identified as the shooter, was subsequently arrested and charged during an operation days after the attack.

He has been identified as Oneish Copeland, otherwise known as ‘Dabba’, a labourer from New Wales, Manchester. Copeland has been slapped with several charges, including murder, wounding with intent, and conspiracy to commit murder.

Head of the Manchester police, Superintendent Carey Duncan, said the police are still pursuing suspects who may have assisted Copeland in committing the murder.

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— Kasey Williams

A police unit parked at the front of a chapel for the funeral of four-year-old Saniyah O’Brien at Oaklawn Memorial Gardens in Manchester on Sunday. (Photo: Kasey Williams)

An undated photo of four-year-old Saniyah O’Brien at whose funersal service was held at Oaklawn Memorial Gardens in Manchester on Sunday. (Photo: Kasey Williams)