Two Communities Join To Bid Sanaa Amenhotep A Final Farewell

Two communities gathered to bid 15-year-old Sanaa Amenhotep a last farewell.

Residents from Newark, New Jersey, and Lexington, South Carolina got here collectively to have fun and honor the lifetime of the younger excessive schooler who was taken too quickly.

In accordance with NJ.com, a memorial service for Sanaa was held after her non-public funeral service on Thursday. A whole bunch of supporters confirmed up for the teenager as her casket was taken to the highschool she as soon as attended in New Jersey. Members of the Weequahic Excessive College observe staff escorted Sanaa to the sphere in a solemn tribute. 

Her dad and mom, Sharif Amenhotep and Saleemah Graham-Fleming, together with Sanaa’s sisters accompanied the casket.

Throughout the memorial, Graham-Fleming gave a poignant eulogy that referenced her daughter’s energy and the muse of her household.

“This setting. This neighborhood gave Sanaa a energy that was very intimidating,” the grieving mom informed the gang. “Me and Sharif gave her a love that was ungripping. We had been intentional on doing that.”

“We needed to provide our youngsters one thing totally different than what we had,” she added.

Black Enterprise beforehand reported that Sanaa went lacking on April 5. Her physique was found three weeks later in a wooded space in Lexington. Police and the neighborhood had been devastated by Sanaa’s tragic homicide.

Her alleged killers had been acquaintances recognized as Trevon Nelson, 18, and two juveniles– one male, one feminine. They had been charged with homicide, kidnapping, felony conspiracy, and weapon possession throughout a violent crime.