A candlelight ceremony of remembrance will be held to honour the 10-year-old Cararra girl’s life on Friday
A bouquet of flowers is seen near the Wang house at Carrara on the Gold Coast after 10-year-old Sophie was found dead. A vigil will be held for her on Friday.A bouquet of flowers is seen near the Wang house at Carrara on the Gold Coast after 10-year-old Sophie was found dead. A vigil will be held for her on Friday.The Gold Coast community will hold a candlelight vigil for slain schoolgirl Sophie Wang, as friends and colleagues rally around her academic father, who found her body.
Grace’s mother, Yingying Xu, was arrested nearby about four hours later and has been charged with her murder. “We are deeply saddened to hear about the tragic death of the daughter of a valued member of the Griffith community,” a Griffith University spokesperson said in a statement.Property records show that Dr Wang and Xu bought the townhouse, in the upmarket Emerald Lakes area of Carrara, since 2019, and that they were involved in the community’s strata association.
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