Funeral set for 6-year-old stabbing victim

Published 10:03 am Monday, July 22, 2013

DONALDSONVILLE (AP) — Mourning for a 6-year-old murder victim continues in southeast Louisiana.

Ahlittia North was stabbed to death after disappearing from her mother’s suburban New Orleans apartment more than a week ago. Her body was found days later.

She was to be buried Monday in Donaldsonville, where her father and stepmother live. Funeral services were being held in Gonzales.

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Ahlittia had disappeared after she was put to bed on the night of Friday, July 12. Her body was found in a trash bin near the apartment three days later. Twenty-year-old Matthew Flugence has been booked in her death.