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— With AAP.
Hundreds of mourners have attended the funeral service for Hannah Clarke and her three children Aaliyah, Laianah and Trey.
Their remains are being laid to rest in a single white coffin, adorned with pink flowers, with Hannah’s parents Lloyd and Suzanne Clarke surrounded by family, friends and supporters.
Hannah’s younger brother, Nat, told the packed Brisbane church he had loved his “amazing sister” from the moment he was born, and described them not as siblings, but as best friends.
“Hannah was the greatest mum to walk the earth,” he said.
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Mr Clarke described his nieces and nephew as beautiful children who reflected their mum.
“Aaliyah, you were everything a big sister should be, brave, strong and quite bossy,” Mr Clarke said.
“Laianah, you were the ratbag, the little middle. There was so much of Hannah in you. You were beautiful, sweet and caring with an amazing imagination. You were the sweetest kid and a beautiful mermaid.
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I feel so sad every time I read about Hannah and her three beautiful children. Whilst I’m glad the focus is now on them rather than the person who committed these acts, it’s a pity that Mamamia sometimes misspells Laianah’s name, and across multiple articles too. Let alone continually getting the ages of Laianah and Aaliyah mixed up, even contradicting quotes from the funeral service in the same article. It just feels like a little more care could be taken when writing an article remembering them.
I shed tears at this terrible story. Deepest sympathy for Hannah's family. Rest in peace beautiful Hannah, Aaliyah, Laianah and Trey, you deserved so much better.