Prayer service for Aldrich Viju, boy who died in playground accident

Mourners have filled an Auckland church to overflowing to say goodbye to four-year-old Aldrich Viju, who died in a playground accident at a child care centre.

Hundreds of family, friends and fellow members of the Kerala community, in saris and suits and with tears in their eyes, filled the aisle as well as the pews of Ellerslie’s Immaculate Conception Catholic Church for the prayer service on Monday.

Aldrich died on Friday afternoon following an as-yet unexplained playground accident at Angels Childcare Centre on Auckland’s North Shore. Continue reading

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