NBA great was touched by news coverage of terrible crime
(NEWSER) - Touched by the girl's story, Shaquille O’Neal paid for the funeral of Shaniya Davis. More than 2,000 people gathered Sunday to mourn the slain North Carolina 5-year-old, allegedly prostituted by her mother and raped and asphyxiated by another man. Shaq got in touch with the girl’s father after her body was identified. The funeral director who handled the arrangements declined to say how much the services cost but estimated that a child’s funeral “averages around $4,500,” reports the Fayetteville Observer . More»
