Miss Venezuela’s Body Laid To Rest During Emotional Funeral Service

So sad. Friends, family and fans gathered to say their final goodbyes to former Miss Venezuela Monica Spear during an emotional service on Jan. 10. The funeral for Monica and ex-husband Thomas Henry Berry took place in Caracas, Venezuela, just days after they were shot and killed in a roadside attack outside the capital city. Countless people flocked to Caracas to mourn the loss of beauty queen and telenovela star Monica Spear and her ex-husband, Thomas Henry Berry. The pair's 5-year-old daughter, Maya, who survived the attack with a gunshot wound to the leg, learned on Jan. 9 that both of her parents were killed during a suspected highway robbery in Venezuela on Jan. 6. The little girl was supposed to attend the somber ceremony, but it's unclear at this time if she was there.

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January 10, 2014 8:53PM EST

Monica Spear Funeral — Image Credit: SplashNews

Funeral service workers push the coffin that contain the remains of Monica Spear, a popular soap-opera actress and former Miss Venezuela, into the East cemetery chapel in Caracas, Venezuela, . Assailants shot and killed Spear and her Irish ex-husband, Henry Thomas Berry, in the presence of their 5-year-old daughter when they resisted a robbery, authorities said. Spear and Berry were slain by the assailants late Monday night on a roadside near Puerto Cabello, Venezuela's main port, after their car broke down
Venezuela Slain Actress, Caracas, Venezuela — Image Credit: SplashNews

Monica Spear’s Funeral — Murdered Miss Venezuela’s Body Laid To Rest

Monica’s brother, Ricardo Spear Mootz, headed the procession, carrying his beloved sister’s body to her final resting place. Ricardo and many of the other pallbearers were dressed casually in jeans and khakis as they somberly held Monica’s coffin.

Miss Venezuela Monica Spear Gunned Down

Fans and loved ones carried flowers and leaned on each other for support as they shed tears for Monica and Thomas.

There was no sign of the couple’s daughter, Maya, at the service. The now orphaned little girl is understandably “bewildered” by the news of her parents’ tragic deaths, but she was expected to attend the funeral, according to The Daily Mail.

Monica Spear’s Daughter: Miss Venezuela’s Little Girl Told Parents Were Murdered

Poor Maya was told of her parents’ murder just as she left the hospital after getting shot in the leg during the shooting that killed her mother and father while they were waiting to have their car towed on the side of a Venezuela highway.

Maya’s family is grateful that she was able to survive the senseless shooting. “It’s a terrible tragedy what has happened to her and as long as we can give her time to recover we will be there for her,” Monica’s brother Ricardo told NTV24.

“We still don’t yet know whether Maya will remain in Caracas with us or go to Orlando to live with Monica’s parents,” Thomas Berry Sr. told the MailOnline. “We will discuss it with her family once the parents have been seen off properly. For the moment Maya is staying with some of Monica’s cousins in Caracas. The most important thing is that she is safe.”

Our thoughts are with Maya and the victims’ families during this difficult time.

— Tierney McAfee

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