Girlfriend’s heart-warming tribute to Easter Show victim
The girlfriend of the teenage boy who was stabbed at the Sydney Easter Show has paid tribute to her late boyfriend with a heart-warming gesture.
The Daily Telegraph reported that Taylor Piliae gave birth last week, nearly seven months after her boyfriend Uati “Pele” Faletolu was killed while working at the Royal Easter Show in April.
Piliae’s early pregnancy was confirmed on social media following Faletolu’s death, with an outpouring of support from family and friends.
In tribute to her baby's father, Taylor named him Uati after the father he will never meet.
Relatives told The Daily Telegraph both the mother and baby are doing well, while photos posted on Instagram show the newborn being held by loved ones.
“Welcome to the world bubba my heart’s so full, I love you so much,” his aunt Bree Piliae posted.
One person wrote that it “was (Faletolu’s) biggest goal, to become a dad”, saying how proud Uati would be of his son.
Seventeen-year-old Uati Faletolu died almost instantly after being knifed at the show about 8pm on April 11th.
Uati was on a break from his part-time job working on the Break Dance ride at the show when he was killed.
Two 18-year-old men and a 14-year-old boy were arrested months after the violent knife attack and each charged with murder.
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