FAMILY and friends of Southampton schoolgirl Lucy McHugh gathered at Hollybrook Cemetery today to say their final farewells to the teenager.

The 13-year-old was laid to rest at the cemetery on Bank Holiday Monday.

A separate service, held by the friends and family of Lucy's father, was held in nearby Shirley Warren Action Church.

It comes after the body of the 13-year-old was found in woodland at Southampton Sports Centre on July 26.

Mourners wore green and blue to the event - the teenager's favourite colours.

Her mother Stacey White said the event was to be a "celebration of her life".

Her body was brought to the chapel in a hearse pulled by two white horses.

In a eulogy read by Reverand Sean Blackman, Lucy's family said: "Lucy was a little hurricane of smiles and lip gloss, wearing the brightest colours possible, with no care for what anyone thought.

"She was a real individual and never followed the crowd."

It continued: "Lucy respected everybody regardless of their colour or creed.

"She loved playing football, she loved cooking, she loved making cakes, she was on the gymnastics team."

It added that she loved small children and walking the dog with her grandparents.

A Gofundme page set up to raise £5,000 towards costs for Lucy's funeral received more than £6,000 in two days.

Since then, Hampshire police have made repeated appeals to the public, including screening CCTV footage of Lucy's last known movements to the crowd at Southampton Football Club's St Mary's Stadium a few weeks ago.

It shows Lucy walking past a convenience store in Wimpson Lane at 9.06am and on Coxford Road near Southampton General Hospital at 9.22am on July 25.

And a £10,000 reward has been offered by Crimestoppers for information leading to the arrest and conviction of her killer.

A force spokesman said detectives had requested the support of the National Crime Agency (NCA) for their "expertise in specific aspects of our murder investigation".

Lucy was last seen wearing a distinctive black jacket with white sleeves, the logo for the band Falling in Reverse on the front and RADKE 01 in red on the back, white vest top, camouflage leggings and black and white Jordan 23 trainers.

Police have arrested a man from Southampton on suspicion of murder, who was later released on bail.

The same man was then charged with an allegation of failing to co-operate with the police investigation into Lucy's death.

He was remanded in custody.

The 24-year-old will next appear at Southampton Crown Court on August 31.

Anyone with information should call 101 quoting Operation Refund or make a report using the following link: https://mipp.police.uk/operation/1004