Funeral for girls killed by father

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Sisters Ellie, three, and Isobelle Cass, 14 months, were murdered by their father David Cass in the caravan where he lived in the grounds of a garage in Southampton, Hants.

Cass, an MoT tester, then hanged himself in Paynes Road Car Sales garage in Shirley after making a phone call to family telling them what he had done and that he loved them.

The 33-year-old also left a chilling message for the toddlers' mum Kerry Hughes saying the girls had "gone to sleep forever".

The funeral will take place at midday on Friday at Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church in Eastleigh.

Following the service a burial will take place at Ramalley Cemetery in Hursley Road, Chandler's Ford.

Miss Hughes has said that she will bury the two girls in their pyjamas and a torch will be placed beside Ellie and a dummy and blanket next to Isobelle.

On Wednesday, Miss Hughes attended the funeral of Mr Cass at Christ Church in Freemantle, Southampton, where she cried uncontrollably and brought a simple bouquet of flowers to be placed at his graveside.

Police found the children's bodies as well as that of Mr Cass at Paynes Road MoT, Paynes Road, following a 999 call shortly before 7pm on Sunday, September 21.

Cass had been caring for the youngsters for the first time after an acrimonious split with Miss Hughes about four months before. Post-mortem examinations revealed they had died from suffocation.