(CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand) — The first two people to be buried after last week’s mosque attacks that killed 50 people are a father and his son.
Khalid Mustafa was 44 and Hamza Mustafa was 15. The teen was a student at Cashmere High School and was compassionate and hard-working, according to the principal Mark Wilson.
Hamza was an excellent horse rider who aspired to be a veterinarian, Wilson says.
Hamza’s younger brother Zaed, 13, suffered gunshot wounds to the leg in the attack.
Mourners on Wednesday carried the bodies to a freshly dug gravesite, where hundreds gathered around to watch. Some were invited to scoop handfuls of dirt on top of the bodies.
Authorities spent four days constructing a special grave at a city cemetery that is designated for Muslim burials.
