Funeral held for six‑year‑old Elliot English in Waterford

A small white coffin bearing the body of six‑year‑old Elliot English was carried to his funeral at Sacred Heart Church in Waterford on Friday.

The coffin was decorated with Paw Patrol stickers and his brother John James English wore a matching Paw Patrol T‑shirt in tribute. A guard of honour from Elliot’s school, Scoil Lorcáin, stood outside the church to pay respects.

Elliot’s aunt, Jackie English, spoke through tears, recalling his “hearty laugh could fill any dark room” and referring to him as “our Ely Belly”. She noted the close bond he shared with his sister, who was also injured in the arson attack that claimed the lives of his mother, Kim, 38, father James, 58, and brothers Callum, 12, and Jayden, 9.

The family had previously mourned the deaths of the four adults and two boys after a petrol‑bomb attack on their home on Tuesday, 13 October. The funeral was attended by men and women wiping away tears in the church, as they remembered the victims of the tragedy.

Source: Irish Examiner. Photo: Jean Marc Pampuch / Pexels.