Shaquille O’Neal Pays for Funeral of Murdered Girl

Touched by the national news of the kidnapping and murder of five year old Shaniya Davis, Cleveland Cavalier Shaquille O’Neal was moved to pay for the young girl’s funeral.

Over 2000 people attended Shaniya’s funeral, whose body was found on November 16th on the side of a road.

Antoinette Davis, her mother, has been charged with child abuse involving prostitution and human trafficking, and a man named Mario McNeill is  charged with kidnapping, rape and murder.

Shaquille O’Neal stated,

“I was sitting at home watching it on the news and the story brought a tear to my eye.”

source: Touched By NC Girl’s Death, Shaq Pays For Funeral [NPR]

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