The family of 11-year-old Jacqueline “Mimi” Torres-Garcia watched through tears as her small white casket was carried through the streets of New Britain today. 💔 Dozens of mourners lined the road, holding pink balloons — Mimi’s favorite color — as her grandmother whispered, “She should’ve been planning her birthday, not this.” 🕊️ The emotional procession ended at St. Mary’s, where one final message echoed through the crowd
Funeral procession held for 11-year-old girl found dead in New Britain, Conn.
Loved ones came out to say goodbye on Saturday to an 11-year-old whose body was found in a container behind an abandoned home in New Britain earlier this month.
A horse drawn carriage could be seen carrying the casket for Jacqueline “Mimi” Torres-Garcia.
NBC Connecticut
NBC Connecticut
The procession started at the Erickson-Hansen Funeral Home in New Britain and went to a church near Stanley Street, the family said.
Torres-Garcia’s remains were discovered earlier this month at an abandoned property on Clark Street in New Britain. Police believe she was killed sometime last fall.
Since Torres-Garcia was found, her mother, her mother’s boyfriend and her aunt have been arrested and charged in connection to her death.
The charges for the mother, Karla Garcia, and her boyfriend Jonatan Nanita include murder and conspiracy to commit murder, according to police. The aunt, Jackelyn Garcia, has been charged with cruelty to persons as well as additional charges.
Nanita is also being charged with tampering with evidence, according to police.
All three are due to appear in court on Nov. 14.
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