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Article: Slain British student Meredith Kercher is laid to rest in London
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- December 14, 2007
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British student Meredith Kercher was laid to rest after a private funeral service in south London on Friday, nearly six weeks after she was slain in a sex attack in Perugia, Italy.
Several hundred mourners, including dozens of university friends, sang hymns in tribute to Kercher's life during the hour-long service that preceded the funeral at the packed Croydon Parish Church.
The service included an address by her brother Lyle, a poem read by her sister Stephanie, and a rendition of Kercher's favorite song, U2's "With Or Without You."
Among the floral tributes was a small bouquet with a card marked: "The City of Perugia."
Kercher, 21, was found dead ...