was bullied... I had been complaining to forever.

After the ceremony members of the Somalian community went on a memorial walk and gathered outside Shukri's school, Broad Oak Secondary School

Some of the protesters held signs for the schoolgirl while others chanted 'we want justice.' Her family had claimed that Shukri had been bullied in the weeks before her death

'The police said [to me] your daughter died in an accident, she was playing with other kids, she died there.

'The other kids were not wet or harmed, so it was a denial. She was denied the truth.

'The police haven't shown us any evidence. I have no proof of what happened,' Ms Ture added.

Maz Saleem, who has been campaigning for a wider investigation into Shukri's death, also took to Facebook and said:'It is alleged that Shukri was constantly bullied at the school and was led to the river.

Hundreds of people attended the event while dozens of others waved flags and banners

Today tearful mourners stood outside the Noor Ul Islam Mosque in solidarity as Shukri's coffin was carried inside for a ceremony

Shukri's mother, centre, was seen being supported by family and friends outside the mosque today

'According to her family she couldn't swim.'

Although Greater Manchester Police said they did not believe the schoolgirl's death to be suspicious, more than 20,000 people signed a petition calling for an investigation into whether the school failed to properly address bullying.

Speaking last week, uncle Mustaf Omar said: 'Shukri was a sweet, innocent child who came to this country as a refugee.

'She was loving, caring and