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Memorial service held for toddler

A memorial service was held for the three year-old boy Gurshan Singh Channa in Melbourne attended by about 35 people.

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The mother of toddler Gurshan Singh Channa says they'll return to India with his body to be cremated in a Sikh ceremony.

A memorial service was held for the three year-old boy in Melbourne today attended by about 35 people.

His broken-hearted mother Harpreet Kaur Channa says only time can heal the wound.

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She's thanked everyone who showed concern for Gurshan and every eye which cried for him.

Another memorial service will be held tomorrow to be attended by Melbourne's Indian community.

Gurshan's body was found on March 4 and an acquaintance of the family who lived with them 23-year-old Gursewak Dhillon has been charged with manslaughter by criminal negligence.


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