Mourners pay tribute to stabbing victim

It was a fitting farewell for popular Year 12 student Susan Worrall - hundreds of
girls gathered in her honour at the Sydney school that her father John Worrall said
was "her life".
Ms Worrall, 18, was found dead at her home at Strathfield in Sydney's west on
October 10.
Her parents, who paid a teary tribute to their daughter, would have been mourning
more than one loss on Saturday.
Ms Worrall's sister Kathleen, 20, was not at the funeral at Methodist Ladies College
(MLC) in Burwood because she is in custody, awaiting trial for her younger sister's
murder.
Susan Worrall died from stab wounds in the neck.
Kathleen Worrall's case is due to come before Burwood Local Court on December 17.
Maureen Worrall made no mention of her eldest daughter as she recalled her fondest
memories of Susan, saying she will "miss her intelligence, conversation and
company".
"Susan had a short life but it was a really happy life," she told the service.
"As parents we are truly thankful for that.
"And, we will really miss her."
As she spoke, mothers hugged their sombre daughters at the school, which Ms Worrall
had been due to leave in just a few weeks after completing her International
Baccalaureate exams.
Supported by her husband, Mrs Worrall read out a letter that Susan wrote recently to
a prospective employer in the hope of finding a job for the holidays before starting
university next February.
In her letter Susan spoke of her love of sport, music, movies, reading, singing,
climbing and charity work, and listed what she believed were her strengths.
"I'm a team player... I love to challenge myself and bring the best of myself to the
table every time," she said.
"I like to think outside the box to achieve outcomes."
Mrs Worrall, her voice broken by tears, shared memories of her daughter squealing
with delight aged three as she jumped on a trampoline, and as a grown-up putting on
jewellery and make-up, and scouring op shops for bargains.
"Maybe more of these precious memories will return and stay with us," she said.
Mr Worrall thanked the school for the "care and support" the family had received in
the past week.
"MLC was her life," he said. "Thank you."
Susan's closest friends, Heminee Dave and Lucy Wang, in a letter read to the
mourners, said they would always remember her "quirky mannerisms" and infectious
laughter.
They spoke of the school lunchtimes they spent excitedly planning their futures.
"You were adamant that you would be the godmother to all our kids," they said.
"Do you remember when we talking about our ten years' reunion, Susan? You said that
by that time, you'd be married to (former Australian Test cricketer) Shane Warne."
The pair promised always to carry a part of their free-spirited friend with them.
"We were your rock, but you were our mountain... With love, your friends," they said.
A photo tribute featured snapshots of Ms Worrall as a toddler with a pet dog and
later with school friends. Aside from a family shot taken when she and her sister
were toddlers, her older sister was absent from the photos.
After final prayers and a blessing, mourners gathered outside and about 300
schoolgirls formed a guard of honour for Ms Worrall's hearse.
Mr and Mrs Worrall appeared distraught as they slowly followed their daughter's
coffin down the street, then stopped to watch as the vehicle drove away.
Schoolgirls and their parents cried and hugged as they bade a final farewells.
"We're here to support the family," a mother of a fellow student, who did not wish
to be named, told AAP.
"You imagine if it was your child. It's very sad."