{"id":10300,"date":"2024-06-14T05:16:25","date_gmt":"2024-06-13T17:16:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/?p=10300"},"modified":"2024-06-14T05:16:25","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T17:16:25","slug":"tearful-crowd-farewells-baby-mustafa-ali-at-te-kuiti-funeral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/?p=10300","title":{"rendered":"Tearful crowd farewells baby Mustafa Ali at Te K\u016biti funeral"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The mother of baby Mustafa has paid tribute to her &#8220;happy and adorable boy&#8221; in a post on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Mustafa Maheir Mukzameel Ali was taken to Te K\u016biti Hospital unconscious on Saturday afternoon and was unable to be revived.<\/p>\n<p>He died a short time later and police began a homicide investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Family and friends buried the baby boy at the Te K\u016biti Cemetery on Thursday. They gathered around the tiny grave, where a cross, flowers and soft toys were laid.<\/p>\n<div class=\"photo-captioned photo-captioned-full photo-cntr eight_col \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rnztools.nz\/rnz\/image\/upload\/s--RKiOHn5V--\/ar_16:10,c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,q_auto,w_1050\/v1718260486\/4KOMZ22_funeral3_webp\" alt=\"Funeral of Mustafa Maheir Mukzameel Ali\" width=\"1050\" height=\"700\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"photo-captioned__information\"><span class=\"credit\">Photo:\u00a0Stuff \/ Mark Taylor<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>On Thursday evening Mustafa&#8217;s mother, Tauvalea Law, took to Facebook to thank all of her family and friends and everyone who came to her son&#8217;s funeral.<\/p>\n<p>She said the birth of Mustafa was the &#8220;happy day of my life, it&#8217;s change my world and my life [sic]&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>She said her son was moved to her parents in October last year because of &#8220;situation,&#8221; but she would often visit him and look after him.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;On February of this year he move back to us [sic]. I was happy so that I continue to be a mother again.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Let me tell everyone about him, Mustafa Mahir Faaivivi was a happy and adorable boy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I never seen kind of boy like this. He&#8217;s a strong and naughty boy, his favourite cartoon movie is\u00a0<i>Cocomelon<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Once when the TV was on and I turn on the\u00a0<i>Cocomelon<\/i>, and then he scream first, after that when the song come he started to sing, clap, smile and dance.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She had hoped he would one day play rugby like his mother.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was so excited he&#8217;s my right strong arm for the future, but now he&#8217;s gone never come back.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She finished her post saying &#8220;we can&#8217;t do anything, only God know, he&#8217;s the one who gave and he&#8217;s the one who can take away.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I know U gone but we never forget U in our heart. I love and miss u so much my boy [sic].&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It was quiet and calm at the rural cemetery, with a crisp and chilly wind, for the around 30-minute service.<\/p>\n<p>A song briefly rang out, with a small boy loudly saying &#8220;bye Mustafa&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Amongst the crowd, people were wearing T-shirts with Mustafa&#8217;s photo and angel wings on the front, with the words &#8216;in loving memory&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Before the burial, loved ones gathered in a church in the King Country town.<\/p>\n<p>In a video posted to social media, Mustafa was laid in a small, open basket. He was wrapped in a white, lace blanket and was wearing a white suit and hat.<\/p>\n<p>A compilation of videos was played on a big screen, highlighting clips of the smiley boy.<\/p>\n<p>Framed photographs were laid around him.<\/p>\n<div class=\"photo-captioned photo-captioned-full photo-cntr eight_col \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rnztools.nz\/rnz\/image\/upload\/s--Z3pO8FuR--\/ar_16:10,c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,q_auto,w_1050\/v1718260462\/4KOMZ2R_funeral_webp\" alt=\"Funeral of Mustafa Maheir Mukzameel Ali\" width=\"1050\" height=\"700\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"photo-captioned__information\"><span class=\"caption\">Around 100 attended the service at the cemetery.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Photo:\u00a0Stuff \/ Mark Taylor<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The funeral comes a day after the baby&#8217;s father, Mukzameel Ali, admitted to Stuff he was responsible for some of the injuries that his son suffered on the day of his death.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, he said his son was &#8220;choking, he couldn&#8217;t breathe&#8221;, when he started giving him CPR.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So when I was giving him the CPR so that would&#8217;ve caused that injury to become more big, and cause his death.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The only thing I was doing like I was trying my best to save my son. That&#8217;s all I can say. If that could&#8217;ve happened from me, from doing it but that wasn&#8217;t on purpose. Like I was trying to save his life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ali said\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rnz.co.nz\/news\/national\/519207\/father-of-baby-allegedly-killed-in-te-kuiti-says-he-didn-t-do-anything-wrong\">what happened was &#8220;not intentional,&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0and he was &#8220;worried&#8221; about what might happen.<\/p>\n<p>Police have not made an arrest.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Detective Inspector Graham Pitkethley said both of Mustafa&#8217;s parents were talking to police.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But I will outline that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rnz.co.nz\/news\/national\/519247\/inconsistencies-in-details-about-te-kuiti-baby-s-death-and-injuries-police-say\">we have some inconsistencies<\/a>\u00a0with some of the statements that we are getting with what appears to be the injuries of Mustafa.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><i>This story was first published by\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stuff.co.nz\/nz-news\/350309521\/baby-mustafas-mum-pays-tribute-son\">Stuff.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>rnz<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The mother of baby Mustafa has paid tribute to her &#8220;happy and adorable boy&#8221; in a post on social media. Mustafa Maheir Mukzameel Ali was taken to Te K\u016biti Hospital unconscious on Saturday afternoon and was unable to be revived. He died a short time later and police began a homicide investigation. 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