Funeral of Elle Edwards, victim of Christmas Eve shooting, held
Undated family photo of Elle Edwards. Elle’s father, Tim Edwards, has said he hopes a foundation will be set up on behalf of his daughter to fight gun violence in the area. Ms Edwards was shot dead while celebrating Christmas with friends when a gunman opened fire on the Lighthouse Pub in Wallasey Village on the Wirral just before midnight on December 24. Date of issue: Friday 20 January 2023. — © Merseyside Police
By Eleanor Barlow, PAPA media
The funeral of a beautician who was shot dead in a pub on Christmas Eve will be held on Wednesday.
Elle Edwards, 26, was celebrating Christmas with friends when a gunman opened fire just before midnight at the Lighthouse Pub in Wallasey Village, Wirral.
She is not believed to have been the intended target of the attack, which also injured four men.
Police officers at the Lighthouse Inn in Wallasey Village, near Liverpool, after a woman died and several people were injured in a shooting on Christmas Eve (Peter Byrne/PA) — © Peter Byrne
Mrs Edwards’ funeral will be held at St Nicholas’s Church in Wallasey.
In an interview with Sky News last week, her father Tim Edwards said: “She looked beautiful and was a great hugger. She was just an amazing person with a heart of gold.”
Mr Edwards hopes a foundation will be set up on behalf of his daughter to fight gun violence in the region.
Connor Chapman, 22, has been charged with the murder of Ms Edwards and is due to appear in court on June 7.
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uk/funeral-of-christmas-eve-pub-shooting-victim-elle-edwards-to-be-held/1110816767.html Funeral of Elle Edwards, victim of Christmas Eve shooting, held