Only one family present as burnt remains of Lindo Creek 8 interred

Yonette Torres is prevented from opening the coffin bearing her son’s name by her husband Edmond Torres and Lyken’s Funeral Home proprietress Dawn Lyken (left). The remains of the Lindo creek massacre victims were interred yesterday. Yonette’s son Nigel was among the victims. (Photo by Zoisa Fraser)

The burnt remains of the eight victims of the Lindo Creek massacre were buried yesterday following a simple funeral service at the Lyken’s Funeral Home where only one family turned up to bid final goodbyes.

It was an emotional final parting for the parents and only sibling of Nigel Torres,